Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1923 - 541 pages |
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Page 53
... sound resembling the coughing of a defective pump , and a mere trickle of a voice asked : " Hwhat evidence have ye ... sounds coming from them were a bewildering noise . They were hauling baggage about aimlessly . A large soft bundle of ...
... sound resembling the coughing of a defective pump , and a mere trickle of a voice asked : " Hwhat evidence have ye ... sounds coming from them were a bewildering noise . They were hauling baggage about aimlessly . A large soft bundle of ...
Page 65
... went to the office , and got my correspondence . Veronica's letter came like a faint echo , like the sound of very distant surf , heard at night ; it seemed impossible that any one could be as interested as she THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD 65.
... went to the office , and got my correspondence . Veronica's letter came like a faint echo , like the sound of very distant surf , heard at night ; it seemed impossible that any one could be as interested as she THE GIRL WITH THE LIZARD 65.
Page 68
... sound came from the carriage window . " Sir Charles ! my presence , I beg . ” I suddenly saw , halfway up , laboriously ascending the steps , a black figure , indistinguishable at first on account of deformities . It was David Macdonald ...
... sound came from the carriage window . " Sir Charles ! my presence , I beg . ” I suddenly saw , halfway up , laboriously ascending the steps , a black figure , indistinguishable at first on account of deformities . It was David Macdonald ...
Page 94
... shavings . My surprise , rage , and horror had been so great that , after the first stifled cry , I had made no sound . I heard the footsteps of several men going away . CHAPTER FOUR I REMAINED lying there , bound hand and 94 ROMANCE.
... shavings . My surprise , rage , and horror had been so great that , after the first stifled cry , I had made no sound . I heard the footsteps of several men going away . CHAPTER FOUR I REMAINED lying there , bound hand and 94 ROMANCE.
Page 97
... sound of shutting in . The light shone redly through protecting fingers , and upwards on to a small face . It came to a halt , and I made out the figure of a girl leaning across a table and looking upwards . There was a click of glass ...
... sound of shutting in . The light shone redly through protecting fingers , and upwards on to a small face . It came to a halt , and I made out the figure of a girl leaning across a table and looking upwards . There was a click of glass ...
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