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Page 70
... stood by your chair . " The girl received this overture with the wide , motion- less stare of profound astonishment . Heyst , vexed with himself , suspected that she did not understand what he said . One could not tell what nationality ...
... stood by your chair . " The girl received this overture with the wide , motion- less stare of profound astonishment . Heyst , vexed with himself , suspected that she did not understand what he said . One could not tell what nationality ...
Page 83
... stood , an open with- drawal from the company would be probably opposed . She listened to his explanation anxiously , from time to time pressing the hand she had sought and got hold of in the dark . " As I told you , I am not rich ...
... stood , an open with- drawal from the company would be probably opposed . She listened to his explanation anxiously , from time to time pressing the hand she had sought and got hold of in the dark . " As I told you , I am not rich ...
Page 84
... stood free of him , but still clasping his hand firmly . " Oh , no , " she said with perfect assurance . " I tell you she daren't open her mouth to him . And she isn't as silly as she looks . She wouldn't give us away . She knows a ...
... stood free of him , but still clasping his hand firmly . " Oh , no , " she said with perfect assurance . " I tell you she daren't open her mouth to him . And she isn't as silly as she looks . She wouldn't give us away . She knows a ...
Page 85
... stood still , waiting for more with the stillness of extreme delight , wishing to prolong the sensation . " It astonished me , " he added . " It went as straight to my heart as though you had smiled for the purpose of dazzling me . I ...
... stood still , waiting for more with the stillness of extreme delight , wishing to prolong the sensation . " It astonished me , " he added . " It went as straight to my heart as though you had smiled for the purpose of dazzling me . I ...
Page 117
... stood him in good stead . With him , too , practice made perfect ; and he would probably have kept it up to the end , to the very last moment , to the ultimate instant of breaking strain which would leave him grovelling on the floor ...
... stood him in good stead . With him , too , practice made perfect ; and he would probably have kept it up to the end , to the very last moment , to the ultimate instant of breaking strain which would leave him grovelling on the floor ...
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