Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 50
... head round towards me , his hand extended , a smile upon his lips . " Juan , " he said , " let us not quarrel . You are very young ; you cannot understand these things ; you cannot weigh them ; you have a foolish idea in your head . I ...
... head round towards me , his hand extended , a smile upon his lips . " Juan , " he said , " let us not quarrel . You are very young ; you cannot understand these things ; you cannot weigh them ; you have a foolish idea in your head . I ...
Page 70
... head that I was going to assault him again . He bolted out of sight , and I was left facing the admiral . He stared at me con- temptuously . I was streaming with perspiration and upbraiding him for assaulting a cripple . The admiral ...
... head that I was going to assault him again . He bolted out of sight , and I was left facing the admiral . He stared at me con- temptuously . I was streaming with perspiration and upbraiding him for assaulting a cripple . The admiral ...
Page 71
... head that did duty for an ominous shake : " It's a devil of a mess , " he said . " But I'll touch them up . Why did you hit Topnambo ? He's the spitefullest beast in the island . They'll make it out high treason . They are capable of ...
... head that did duty for an ominous shake : " It's a devil of a mess , " he said . " But I'll touch them up . Why did you hit Topnambo ? He's the spitefullest beast in the island . They'll make it out high treason . They are capable of ...
Page 75
... head ached , and after the involuntary straining and craning to miss no details was over , I felt sick and dazed . The people talked a great deal as they streamed back , loosening over the broader stretch of pebbles ; they seemed to ...
... head ached , and after the involuntary straining and craning to miss no details was over , I felt sick and dazed . The people talked a great deal as they streamed back , loosening over the broader stretch of pebbles ; they seemed to ...
Page 82
... head , slightly bald as if he had been tonsured , was rocking gently in one of the new chairs . Opposite him , with his aged face towards us , sat the old Don asleep in the high chair . His delicate white hands lay along the arms , one ...
... head , slightly bald as if he had been tonsured , was rocking gently in one of the new chairs . Opposite him , with his aged face towards us , sat the old Don asleep in the high chair . His delicate white hands lay along the arms , one ...
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