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Page 48
... within five feet of me , people were laughing and kissing . I should have laughed had I not suddenly felt his hand on my throat . I kicked his shins hard , and fell backwards over a chest . He went back a step or 48 ROMANCE.
... within five feet of me , people were laughing and kissing . I should have laughed had I not suddenly felt his hand on my throat . I kicked his shins hard , and fell backwards over a chest . He went back a step or 48 ROMANCE.
Page 49
... felt very hard against my shoulder - blades . I had no dread , only a sort of shrinking from the actual contact of the point , as one shrinks from being tickled . I opened my mouth . I was going to shriek a last , de- spairing call , to ...
... felt very hard against my shoulder - blades . I had no dread , only a sort of shrinking from the actual contact of the point , as one shrinks from being tickled . I opened my mouth . I was going to shriek a last , de- spairing call , to ...
Page 51
... felt that the light of Romance ✓ was going out of my life . As we reached the top of the ladder , somebody began to call harshly , startlingly . I heard my own name and the words , " mahn ye were speerin ' after . " The light was ...
... felt that the light of Romance ✓ was going out of my life . As we reached the top of the ladder , somebody began to call harshly , startlingly . I heard my own name and the words , " mahn ye were speerin ' after . " The light was ...
Page 52
... felt more alone than ever . The man in front of me held his head low , as if he wished to butt me . 66 I began breathlessly to tell him I had a letter from ' my - my - Rooksby - brother - in - law - Ralph Rooks- by " -I was panting as ...
... felt more alone than ever . The man in front of me held his head low , as if he wished to butt me . 66 I began breathlessly to tell him I had a letter from ' my - my - Rooksby - brother - in - law - Ralph Rooks- by " -I was panting as ...
Page 60
... felt it a good deal . Practically , El Demonio had , during the last two years , gutted a ship once a week , as if he wanted to help the Kingston Separationist papers . The planters said , " If the Home Government wishes to meddle with ...
... felt it a good deal . Practically , El Demonio had , during the last two years , gutted a ship once a week , as if he wanted to help the Kingston Separationist papers . The planters said , " If the Home Government wishes to meddle with ...
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