Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 28
... shadow of the gallows - was a thing to be avoided . He was for me nearly as romantic a figure as Carlos himself , but for his forbidding darkness , and he was a person of immense power . The silent flittings of lights that I had just ...
... shadow of the gallows - was a thing to be avoided . He was for me nearly as romantic a figure as Carlos himself , but for his forbidding darkness , and he was a person of immense power . The silent flittings of lights that I had just ...
Page 30
... shadow that fell from the moon right above our heads . We embarked , and , as we drew further out , the land turned to a shadow , spotted here and there with little lights . Behind us a cock crowed . The shingle crashed at intervals ...
... shadow that fell from the moon right above our heads . We embarked , and , as we drew further out , the land turned to a shadow , spotted here and there with little lights . Behind us a cock crowed . The shingle crashed at intervals ...
Page 67
... shadow of the inn , standing motionless . They resolved themselves into a barouche , with four horses steaming a great deal , and an army of negresses with bandboxes on their heads . A great lady was on the road ; her querulous voice ...
... shadow of the inn , standing motionless . They resolved themselves into a barouche , with four horses steaming a great deal , and an army of negresses with bandboxes on their heads . A great lady was on the road ; her querulous voice ...
Page 68
... shadow on to his forehead in the upward light ; his high collar was open , and a mass of white appeared under his chin ; his head was uncovered . A third male face , very white , bobbed up and down beside his shining left shoulder . He ...
... shadow on to his forehead in the upward light ; his high collar was open , and a mass of white appeared under his chin ; his head was uncovered . A third male face , very white , bobbed up and down beside his shining left shoulder . He ...
Page 77
... shadows under his eyes , and infinite sadness in the droop of his features , as if he were preoccupied by an all - pervading and hopeless grief . When he looked at me , he smiled , however . " Well , at worst it is over , and my uncle ...
... shadows under his eyes , and infinite sadness in the droop of his features , as if he were preoccupied by an all - pervading and hopeless grief . When he looked at me , he smiled , however . " Well , at worst it is over , and my uncle ...
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