The Century: A Popular Quarterly, Volume 91Scribner & Company, 1916 |
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Page 16
... began to creep forth into the river . On the wharf innumerable faces were upturned to them , and the agitation of handkerchiefs was like a sudden flurry of snow . Thallie , tears rising into her eyes , waved a response . " But you don't ...
... began to creep forth into the river . On the wharf innumerable faces were upturned to them , and the agitation of handkerchiefs was like a sudden flurry of snow . Thallie , tears rising into her eyes , waved a response . " But you don't ...
Page 18
... began to enjoy the strangeness of sounds and odors , the moods of the ocean , the sight of a distant steamship or porpoises or a whale . Now fellow - passengers smiled and bowed to them , and a dozen times a day the prima donna ...
... began to enjoy the strangeness of sounds and odors , the moods of the ocean , the sight of a distant steamship or porpoises or a whale . Now fellow - passengers smiled and bowed to them , and a dozen times a day the prima donna ...
Page 20
... began to stroll with him round the boat - deck . He soon made her laugh again . He patronized the stars , pretended to find constellations with ridiculous names , asked her if she would like him to fit the ship's propellers to a pontoon ...
... began to stroll with him round the boat - deck . He soon made her laugh again . He patronized the stars , pretended to find constellations with ridiculous names , asked her if she would like him to fit the ship's propellers to a pontoon ...
Page 44
... began to cry . " What's harm ? " she says . " I have heard h from a dozen platforms ridiculing cl distinctions . Besides , " she says , " my p ple have been farmers for generatio What was Miss Bulstrode's father bu grocer ? He ran a ...
... began to cry . " What's harm ? " she says . " I have heard h from a dozen platforms ridiculing cl distinctions . Besides , " she says , " my p ple have been farmers for generatio What was Miss Bulstrode's father bu grocer ? He ran a ...
Page 48
... began to explain things . It seemed that if they could only find a certain gentleman and persuade him to come forward and acknowledge that he began a row , that then all would be well . Mr. Quincey would be fined forty shil- lings , and ...
... began to explain things . It seemed that if they could only find a certain gentleman and persuade him to come forward and acknowledge that he began a row , that then all would be well . Mr. Quincey would be fined forty shil- lings , and ...
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