Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 92Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Century Company, 1916 - American literature |
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Page 10
... smile . Decidedly , he was sinister . And my sense of discomfort in his presence was intensified by the scarlet waistcoat which tightly , and so unseasonably in June , sheathed his ample chest . This waistcoat was n't wrong merely ...
... smile . Decidedly , he was sinister . And my sense of discomfort in his presence was intensified by the scarlet waistcoat which tightly , and so unseasonably in June , sheathed his ample chest . This waistcoat was n't wrong merely ...
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... smiling in the street to anybody whom one knows that the action becomes almost independent of oneself ; to prevent it requires a very sharp effort and great presence of mind . I was miserably aware , as I passed the devil , that I ...
... smiling in the street to anybody whom one knows that the action becomes almost independent of oneself ; to prevent it requires a very sharp effort and great presence of mind . I was miserably aware , as I passed the devil , that I ...
Page 43
... smiling than Lon- don ? Why do we feel a curious relief as , newly arrived from England , we drive into its streets from St. Lazare ? state . This first impression in Paris of a gen- eral atmosphere more light and free than the ...
... smiling than Lon- don ? Why do we feel a curious relief as , newly arrived from England , we drive into its streets from St. Lazare ? state . This first impression in Paris of a gen- eral atmosphere more light and free than the ...
Page 58
... smile . " Oh , I won't lose my health . Charley Greengay ' s a partner in his concern now , and he wants a private secretary . " Percy drew back . " You can't work for Greengay . He's got too bad a reputation . You ' ve more pride than ...
... smile . " Oh , I won't lose my health . Charley Greengay ' s a partner in his concern now , and he wants a private secretary . " Percy drew back . " You can't work for Greengay . He's got too bad a reputation . You ' ve more pride than ...
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... smile watched her going , but when his wife , after wait- ing for her to be quite gone , came out to him , he was serious enough . " Did that fool tell you of the goings on at the Temple last night ? " " As much as I would let her . I ...
... smile watched her going , but when his wife , after wait- ing for her to be quite gone , came out to him , he was serious enough . " Did that fool tell you of the goings on at the Temple last night ? " " As much as I would let her . I ...
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