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Page 38
... door and greeted the customers outside , but did not join them . He remained blocking half the door- way , with his back to the room , and was still there when Davidson , after sitting still for a while , rose to go . At the noise he ...
... door and greeted the customers outside , but did not join them . He remained blocking half the door- way , with his back to the room , and was still there when Davidson , after sitting still for a while , rose to go . At the noise he ...
Page 39
... door- way . Davidson knew one of these men , and nodded to him in passing ; but his acquaintance called out : " Isn't he in a filthy temper ? He's been like that ever since . " The speaker laughed aloud , while all the others sat ...
... door- way . Davidson knew one of these men , and nodded to him in passing ; but his acquaintance called out : " Isn't he in a filthy temper ? He's been like that ever since . " The speaker laughed aloud , while all the others sat ...
Page 40
... doors slamming , women screaming , seven- teen of them , in the dining - room ; Chinamen up the trees- Hey , John ! You climb tree to see the fight , eh ? ” The boy , almond - eyed and impassive , emitted a scornful grunt , finished ...
... doors slamming , women screaming , seven- teen of them , in the dining - room ; Chinamen up the trees- Hey , John ! You climb tree to see the fight , eh ? ” The boy , almond - eyed and impassive , emitted a scornful grunt , finished ...
Page 99
... door not quite closed , in order to avoid meeting his two extraordinary guests ; but he would watch through the crack their contrasted forms pass through the billiard - room and disappear on their way to bed . Then he would hear doors ...
... door not quite closed , in order to avoid meeting his two extraordinary guests ; but he would watch through the crack their contrasted forms pass through the billiard - room and disappear on their way to bed . Then he would hear doors ...
Page 100
... doors of the public rooms which opened on the verandah . Horrors ! Another poisoned day to get through somehow ! The recollection of his resolve made him feel ac- tually sick for a moment . First of all the lordly , abandoned attitudes ...
... doors of the public rooms which opened on the verandah . Horrors ! Another poisoned day to get through somehow ! The recollection of his resolve made him feel ac- tually sick for a moment . First of all the lordly , abandoned attitudes ...
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