Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 81
... gave an inscruta- ble glance at me , - " but do not talk loudly till my uncle wakes . " He threw the door open . I followed him into the room , where the vision of the ancient Don and the charming apparition of the young girl had ...
... gave an inscruta- ble glance at me , - " but do not talk loudly till my uncle wakes . " He threw the door open . I followed him into the room , where the vision of the ancient Don and the charming apparition of the young girl had ...
Page 84
... gave him . I disliked him because I knew nothing about the sort of man he was . He was , as a matter of fact , more alien to me than Carlos . And he gave me the impression that , if perhaps he were not absolutely the better man , he ...
... gave him . I disliked him because I knew nothing about the sort of man he was . He was , as a matter of fact , more alien to me than Carlos . And he gave me the impression that , if perhaps he were not absolutely the better man , he ...
Page 93
... gave no specific invitation and said nothing more . Afterwards he asked , rather querulously , " But where is O'Brien ? He must write those letters for me . ” The young girl said , " He has preceded us to the ship ; he will write there ...
... gave no specific invitation and said nothing more . Afterwards he asked , rather querulously , " But where is O'Brien ? He must write those letters for me . ” The young girl said , " He has preceded us to the ship ; he will write there ...
Page 100
... gave me very well the measure of the old man's powerlessness in face of his intendant - who was obviously confident of afterwards soothing the resentment . I was glad I had not thanked her for taking an inter- est in me . I was ...
... gave me very well the measure of the old man's powerlessness in face of his intendant - who was obviously confident of afterwards soothing the resentment . I was glad I had not thanked her for taking an inter- est in me . I was ...
Page 105
... lugged along with my head in a sack . I gave her but little thought . A sort of numbness had come over me . I could think of the girl who had cut me free , and for all my resentment at the THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD 105.
... lugged along with my head in a sack . I gave her but little thought . A sort of numbness had come over me . I could think of the girl who had cut me free , and for all my resentment at the THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD 105.
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