Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 43
... felt a great desire to be on board . Ultimately , as it turned out , I went home in that very ship , but then it was too late . I was another man by that time , with much queer knowledge and other desires . Whilst I was looking and ...
... felt a great desire to be on board . Ultimately , as it turned out , I went home in that very ship , but then it was too late . I was another man by that time , with much queer knowledge and other desires . Whilst I was looking and ...
Page 47
... felt a great desire to find Mac- donald , and a simple life that I could understand . " I am not going with you , " I said , very loudly this time . He stopped at once . Through the scuttle of the half - deck we heard a hubbub of voices ...
... felt a great desire to find Mac- donald , and a simple life that I could understand . " I am not going with you , " I said , very loudly this time . He stopped at once . Through the scuttle of the half - deck we heard a hubbub of voices ...
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 . 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 . 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 obscured ...
... 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 obscured ...
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