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Page 44
... 66 66 I am not surprised to hear it , " he said placidly . Odi- ous enough , I dare say . And you , of course not being a married man - were free to step in . Ah , well ! " 66 He sat down in the stern - sheets , 44 VICTORY.
... 66 66 I am not surprised to hear it , " he said placidly . Odi- ous enough , I dare say . And you , of course not being a married man - were free to step in . Ah , well ! " 66 He sat down in the stern - sheets , 44 VICTORY.
Page 56
... surprised into a sympathetic start . He glanced quickly around . Nobody was looking toward the platform ; and when his eyes swept back there again , the girl , with the big woman treading at her heels , was coming down the three steps ...
... surprised into a sympathetic start . He glanced quickly around . Nobody was looking toward the platform ; and when his eyes swept back there again , the girl , with the big woman treading at her heels , was coming down the three steps ...
Page 58
... surprised , open gaze , self- consciousness growing on them so slowly that it was a long time before they averted their eyes ; and very soon they met again , temporarily , only to rebound , as it were . At last they steadied in contact ...
... surprised , open gaze , self- consciousness growing on them so slowly that it was a long time before they averted their eyes ; and very soon they met again , temporarily , only to rebound , as it were . At last they steadied in contact ...
Page 59
... surprised by the irrelevant question ; for they had not been discoursing of sweet sounds . She was clearly un- aware of her voice . ' I don't remember that I ever had much reason to sing since I was little , " she added . 66 That ...
... surprised by the irrelevant question ; for they had not been discoursing of sweet sounds . She was clearly un- aware of her voice . ' I don't remember that I ever had much reason to sing since I was little , " she added . 66 That ...
Page 68
... surprised , to find them so warm , so real , so firm , so living in his grasp . He drew her to him , and she dropped her head on his shoulder with a deep sigh . " I am dead tired , " she whispered plaintively 68 VICTORY.
... surprised , to find them so warm , so real , so firm , so living in his grasp . He drew her to him , and she dropped her head on his shoulder with a deep sigh . " I am dead tired , " she whispered plaintively 68 VICTORY.
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