Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 92
... smiling with a contraction of the lips and a trembling of the head . His voice was very low , and quavered slightly , but ... smile and courtly , aged , deferential manners made me very nervous . I felt as if I had been taken to pay a ...
... smiling with a contraction of the lips and a trembling of the head . His voice was very low , and quavered slightly , but ... smile and courtly , aged , deferential manners made me very nervous . I felt as if I had been taken to pay a ...
Page 130
... smile of immense pleasure . " Ah , Juan , " he said , " sé bienvenido , be welcome , be welcome . " Castro caught me roughly by the shoulder , and gazed at me with blazing , yellow eyes . " You should not speak roughly to him , " he ...
... smile of immense pleasure . " Ah , Juan , " he said , " sé bienvenido , be welcome , be welcome . " Castro caught me roughly by the shoulder , and gazed at me with blazing , yellow eyes . " You should not speak roughly to him , " he ...
Page 134
... smile . " Ah , as to that , " he said , " one kept on . One has to hus- band one's voice , though , and not waste it over lamenta- tions . I have to tell you - ah , yes . He paused and fixed his eyes upon me . " Figure to your- self ...
... smile . " Ah , as to that , " he said , " one kept on . One has to hus- band one's voice , though , and not waste it over lamenta- tions . I have to tell you - ah , yes . He paused and fixed his eyes upon me . " Figure to your- self ...
Page 142
... smile of her lips suggested ideas of adoration . We were served noiselessly . A battalion of young lusty negroes , in blue jackets laced with silver , walked about barefooted under the command of the old major- domo . He , alone , had ...
... smile of her lips suggested ideas of adoration . We were served noiselessly . A battalion of young lusty negroes , in blue jackets laced with silver , walked about barefooted under the command of the old major- domo . He , alone , had ...
Page 145
... Smile , Don Juan . " Her repressed vehemence had held me spellbound , and the silvery little burst of laughter ending her fierce tirade had the bewildering effect of a crash on my mind . The other two looked up from their cards . " I ...
... Smile , Don Juan . " Her repressed vehemence had held me spellbound , and the silvery little burst of laughter ending her fierce tirade had the bewildering effect of a crash on my mind . The other two looked up from their cards . " I ...
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