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Page 74
... moved his hands from his knees . " Without doubt , he knows best , " he said ; " but he should ask me . " It grew darker still ; the old Don seemed to have fallen asleep again . Save for the gleam of the silver buckle of his hat , he ...
... moved his hands from his knees . " Without doubt , he knows best , " he said ; " but he should ask me . " It grew darker still ; the old Don seemed to have fallen asleep again . Save for the gleam of the silver buckle of his hat , he ...
Page 77
... moved rigidly up and down , was silhouetted over my body . Groaning creaks of wood and the faint swish of water made themselves heard continuously . I turned my head to a click , I saw a door open a little way , and the small blue flame ...
... moved rigidly up and down , was silhouetted over my body . Groaning creaks of wood and the faint swish of water made themselves heard continuously . I turned my head to a click , I saw a door open a little way , and the small blue flame ...
Page 98
... moved his long fingers across the strings ; they tinkled metallically . He sang in a nasal voice : · Listen ! ' the young girls say as they hasten to the barred window . ' Listen ! Ah , surely that is the guitar of Man - u - el - del ...
... moved his long fingers across the strings ; they tinkled metallically . He sang in a nasal voice : · Listen ! ' the young girls say as they hasten to the barred window . ' Listen ! Ah , surely that is the guitar of Man - u - el - del ...
Page 117
... moved away with an ample rustling of silk , and with lights carried on each side of their black , stiff figures . Before they had disappeared up the wide staircase , Don Balthasar , who had stood perfectly motionless with his old face ...
... moved away with an ample rustling of silk , and with lights carried on each side of their black , stiff figures . Before they had disappeared up the wide staircase , Don Balthasar , who had stood perfectly motionless with his old face ...
Page 141
... moved aside with a hysterical little laugh , and glanced upwards at me . I stopped , as if I had intruded ; of all the persons in the sick- room , not one turned a head . The stillness of the lights , of things , of the air , seemed to ...
... moved aside with a hysterical little laugh , and glanced upwards at me . I stopped , as if I had intruded ; of all the persons in the sick- room , not one turned a head . The stillness of the lights , of things , of the air , seemed to ...
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