Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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... better can you ask for ? In fact you can't have better . You can't have anything else . " " You are trying to confuse me with your talk , " she cried . " You can't make fun of this . " " Can't ? Well , no , I can't . It's a pity ...
... better can you ask for ? In fact you can't have better . You can't have anything else . " " You are trying to confuse me with your talk , " she cried . " You can't make fun of this . " " Can't ? Well , no , I can't . It's a pity ...
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... better . " The girl shuddered slightly . I " That was the only name I ever overheard . would get as far away from them as I could , to the other end of the room ; but when that beast started shouting , I could not help hearing . I wish ...
... better . " The girl shuddered slightly . I " That was the only name I ever overheard . would get as far away from them as I could , to the other end of the room ; but when that beast started shouting , I could not help hearing . I wish ...
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... better then than at any moment since she first set eyes on him . He laughed scornfully . " What am I thinking of ? " he cried . " As if it could matter to me what anybody had ever said or believed , from the beginning of the world till ...
... better then than at any moment since she first set eyes on him . He laughed scornfully . " What am I thinking of ? " he cried . " As if it could matter to me what anybody had ever said or believed , from the beginning of the world till ...
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... better , or what- ever it is you want . " He was touched by the sincere accent of these simple words . " I tell you what you can do you can tell me whether you would have gone with me like this if you had known of whom that abominable ...
... better , or what- ever it is you want . " He was touched by the sincere accent of these simple words . " I tell you what you can do you can tell me whether you would have gone with me like this if you had known of whom that abominable ...
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... better go down now , " he suggested in a low tone . He extended his hand to help her up . He had the intention to smile , but abandoned it at the nearer sight of her still face , in which was depicted the infinite lassitude of her soul ...
... better go down now , " he suggested in a low tone . He extended his hand to help her up . He had the intention to smile , but abandoned it at the nearer sight of her still face , in which was depicted the infinite lassitude of her soul ...
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