Victory: An Island Tale, Volume 2Louis Conard, 1916 |
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... girl noticed the strong feeling on his face with that intense interest which his person awakened in her mind and in her heart . But it soon passed away , leaving only a moody expression . " It's difficult to resist where nothing matters ...
... girl noticed the strong feeling on his face with that intense interest which his person awakened in her mind and in her heart . But it soon passed away , leaving only a moody expression . " It's difficult to resist where nothing matters ...
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... girl extended her arm to arrest him , and he remained staring in a sitting posture , propped on one arm , observing her indefinable expression of anxiety , as if she were unable to draw breath . " What has come to you ? " he insisted ...
... girl extended her arm to arrest him , and he remained staring in a sitting posture , propped on one arm , observing her indefinable expression of anxiety , as if she were unable to draw breath . " What has come to you ? " he insisted ...
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... girl you are , Lena , with those grey eyes of yours ! Windows of the soul , as some poet has said . The fellow must have been a glazier by vocation . Well , nature has provided excellently for the shyness of your soul . " When he ceased ...
... girl you are , Lena , with those grey eyes of yours ! Windows of the soul , as some poet has said . The fellow must have been a glazier by vocation . Well , nature has provided excellently for the shyness of your soul . " When he ceased ...
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... girl answered by a negative sign ; and then at last she spoke , jerkily , as if forcing herself against some doubt or fear . She had heard of that very man , she told Heyst . taken . " Impossible ! " he said positively . " You are mis ...
... girl answered by a negative sign ; and then at last she spoke , jerkily , as if forcing herself against some doubt or fear . She had heard of that very man , she told Heyst . taken . " Impossible ! " he said positively . " You are mis ...
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... girl , sinking on his heels , and no longer much interested . " Strange that you should have the opportunity to hear ... girls , " she said . " After meals they used to go back to the Pavilion , but I had to stay in 12 VICTORY .
... girl , sinking on his heels , and no longer much interested . " Strange that you should have the opportunity to hear ... girls , " she said . " After meals they used to go back to the Pavilion , but I had to stay in 12 VICTORY .
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