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Page 57
... observed abruptly : " The world is a bad dog . It will bite you if you give it a chance ; but I think that here we can safely defy the fates . " When relating all this to me , Davidson's only com- ment was : " Funny notion of defying ...
... observed abruptly : " The world is a bad dog . It will bite you if you give it a chance ; but I think that here we can safely defy the fates . " When relating all this to me , Davidson's only com- ment was : " Funny notion of defying ...
Page 62
... observation . " It's funny , " he said , " but I fancy there's some gambling going on in the evening at Schomberg's place , on the quiet . I've noticed men strolling away in twos and threes towards that hall where the orchestra used to ...
... observation . " It's funny , " he said , " but I fancy there's some gambling going on in the evening at Schomberg's place , on the quiet . I've noticed men strolling away in twos and threes towards that hall where the orchestra used to ...
Page 67
... observe what airs " that Swede " was giving himself . " I really don't know why he has come to stay in my house . This place isn't good enough for him . I wish to goodness he had gone somewhere else to show off his superiority . Here I ...
... observe what airs " that Swede " was giving himself . " I really don't know why he has come to stay in my house . This place isn't good enough for him . I wish to goodness he had gone somewhere else to show off his superiority . Here I ...
Page 70
... observe was the arrangement of the hair - two thick brown tresses rolled round an attractively shaped head . " A girl , by Jove ! " he exclaimed mentally . It was evident that she was a girl . It was evident in the outline of the ...
... observe was the arrangement of the hair - two thick brown tresses rolled round an attractively shaped head . " A girl , by Jove ! " he exclaimed mentally . It was evident that she was a girl . It was evident in the outline of the ...
Page 71
... observation had never before been captured by any feminine creature in that marked and exclusive fashion . He looked at her anxi- another man ; and he He had lost touch with ously , as no man ever looks at positively forgot where he was ...
... observation had never before been captured by any feminine creature in that marked and exclusive fashion . He looked at her anxi- another man ; and he He had lost touch with ously , as no man ever looks at positively forgot where he was ...
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