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Page 38
... raised counter , facing the door , with a mirror and rows of bottles at her back . Her hair was very elaborately done with two ringlets on the left side of her scraggy neck ; her dress was of silk , and she had come on duty for the ...
... raised counter , facing the door , with a mirror and rows of bottles at her back . Her hair was very elaborately done with two ringlets on the left side of her scraggy neck ; her dress was of silk , and she had come on duty for the ...
Page 59
... raised counter , looking so help- less , so inane , as she sat there , that if it hadn't been for the parcel , Davidson declared , he would have thought he had merely dreamed of all that had passed between them . He ordered another ...
... raised counter , looking so help- less , so inane , as she sat there , that if it hadn't been for the parcel , Davidson declared , he would have thought he had merely dreamed of all that had passed between them . He ordered another ...
Page 68
... raised clear of the ground , was simply stunning . An instrumental uproar , scream- ing , grunting , whining , sobbing , scraping , squeaking some kind of lively air ; while a grand piano , operated upon by a bony , red - faced woman ...
... raised clear of the ground , was simply stunning . An instrumental uproar , scream- ing , grunting , whining , sobbing , scraping , squeaking some kind of lively air ; while a grand piano , operated upon by a bony , red - faced woman ...
Page 69
... raised his eyes , the audience , most perversely , was exhibiting signs of animation and interest in their faces , and the women in white muslin dresses were coming down in pairs from the platform into the body of Schomberg's " concert ...
... raised his eyes , the audience , most perversely , was exhibiting signs of animation and interest in their faces , and the women in white muslin dresses were coming down in pairs from the platform into the body of Schomberg's " concert ...
Page 72
... raised her eyes . “ Excuse me , ” he said in English , “ but that horrible female has done something to you . She has pinched you , hasn't she ? I am sure she pinched you just now , when she stood by your chair . " The girl received ...
... raised her eyes . “ Excuse me , ” he said in English , “ but that horrible female has done something to you . She has pinched you , hasn't she ? I am sure she pinched you just now , when she stood by your chair . " The girl received ...
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