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... revolver . He left the bedroom with noiseless footsteps . The lightness of the curtain he had to lift as he passed out , and the outer door , wide open on the blackness of the verandah - for the roof eaves came down low , shut- ting out ...
... revolver . He left the bedroom with noiseless footsteps . The lightness of the curtain he had to lift as he passed out , and the outer door , wide open on the blackness of the verandah - for the roof eaves came down low , shut- ting out ...
Page 212
... revolver during his own ab- sence from Samburan ; but at that period of his speculation his point of view changed . It struck him with the force of manifest certitude that the revolver had been taken only late in the day , or on that ...
... revolver during his own ab- sence from Samburan ; but at that period of his speculation his point of view changed . It struck him with the force of manifest certitude that the revolver had been taken only late in the day , or on that ...
Page 213
... revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were , and how their predica- ment had come about . He flung his glowing cigar away into the night . But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods ...
... revolver nor to find out from the strangers who they were , and how their predica- ment had come about . He flung his glowing cigar away into the night . But Samburan was no longer a solitude wherein he could indulge in all his moods ...
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... revolver he had been looking for in the night ; that it was gone ; that he was a disarmed , defenceless man . She had hardly comprehended the meaning of his confession . Now she understood better what it meant . The effort of her self ...
... revolver he had been looking for in the night ; that it was gone ; that he was a disarmed , defenceless man . She had hardly comprehended the meaning of his confession . Now she understood better what it meant . The effort of her self ...
Page 253
... revolver would come up at last ; but the guttural sounds which pro- ceeded from the Chinaman did not refer to that delicate subject . His speech was concerned with cups , saucers , plates , forks , and knives . All these things had been ...
... revolver would come up at last ; but the guttural sounds which pro- ceeded from the Chinaman did not refer to that delicate subject . His speech was concerned with cups , saucers , plates , forks , and knives . All these things had been ...
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