Romance: A NovelDoubleday, Page, 1914 - 428 pages |
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Page 38
... standing in a languid pose just clear of the shaft of light that fell through the scuttle in a square patch . 66 I lowered my voice , too . What life ? " I asked . 66 Life in my uncle's palace , " he said , so sweetly and persuasively ...
... standing in a languid pose just clear of the shaft of light that fell through the scuttle in a square patch . 66 I lowered my voice , too . What life ? " I asked . 66 Life in my uncle's palace , " he said , so sweetly and persuasively ...
Page 53
... standing motionless . They resolved them- selves 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 was calling to ...
... standing motionless . They resolved them- selves 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 was calling to ...
Page 55
... standing above a ghastly white gentleman who , from a sitting posture , was gasping out , " I'll commit you ! . . . I swear I'll commit you ! I helped him to his feet rather apologetically , while the admiral behind me was asking ...
... standing above a ghastly white gentleman who , from a sitting posture , was gasping out , " I'll commit you ! . . . I swear I'll commit you ! I helped him to his feet rather apologetically , while the admiral behind me was asking ...
Page 57
... standing , hands down , on tiptoe , staring at the long scaffold . There were a great many false alarms , sudden outcries , hushing again rather slowly . In between I could hear someone behind me talk Spanish to the occupants of the ...
... standing , hands down , on tiptoe , staring at the long scaffold . There were a great many false alarms , sudden outcries , hushing again rather slowly . In between I could hear someone behind me talk Spanish to the occupants of the ...
Page 59
... standing out all over them . They felt as if they had been sodden in water , and it was quite a long time before they recovered their natural color . The rest of the men were hung after that , the cart jolting a little way backwards and ...
... standing out all over them . They felt as if they had been sodden in water , and it was quite a long time before they recovered their natural color . The rest of the men were hung after that , the cart jolting a little way backwards and ...
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