Romance: A NovelDoubleday, 1931 - 541 pages |
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Page 97
... girl leaning across a table and looking upwards . There was a click of glass , and then a great blaze of light ... girl that I had seen through the door ; the girl I had seen play with the melon seeds . She was breathing fast - it ...
... girl leaning across a table and looking upwards . There was a click of glass , and then a great blaze of light ... girl that I had seen through the door ; the girl I had seen play with the melon seeds . She was breathing fast - it ...
Page 105
... girl with the lizard , the girl with the dagger ! And with every word she uttered romance itself , if I had only known it , the romance of persecuted lovers , spoke to me through her lips . That night the Spanish ship had the advantage ...
... girl with the lizard , the girl with the dagger ! And with every word she uttered romance itself , if I had only known it , the romance of persecuted lovers , spoke to me through her lips . That night the Spanish ship had the advantage ...
Page 142
... girl of the lizard , the girl of the dagger , and , in the solemnity of the silence , she was like a fabulous apparition from a half - forgotten tale . I watched covertly the youthful grace of her features . The curve of her cheek ...
... girl of the lizard , the girl of the dagger , and , in the solemnity of the silence , she was like a fabulous apparition from a half - forgotten tale . I watched covertly the youthful grace of her features . The curve of her cheek ...
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