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... asked : " Who is to give me the ether ? " " We have none , " said the person ques- tioned . I set my teeth , and said no more . I need not describe the operation . The pain felt was severe ; but it was insignificant as compared to that ...
... asked : " Who is to give me the ether ? " " We have none , " said the person ques- tioned . I set my teeth , and said no more . I need not describe the operation . The pain felt was severe ; but it was insignificant as compared to that ...
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... asked the steward where I was hit . " Both thighs , " said he ; " the Doc's won't do nothing . " " No use ? " said I. " Not much , " said he . " Not much means none at all , " I answered . When he had gone , I set myself to thinking ...
... asked the steward where I was hit . " Both thighs , " said he ; " the Doc's won't do nothing . " " No use ? " said I. " Not much , " said he . " Not much means none at all , " I answered . When he had gone , I set myself to thinking ...
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near to me . Presently the doctor came over to him , and asked what he could do for him . " Send me a drink of Bourbon . " " Anything else ? " " No. " As the doctor left him , he called him back . " It's a little rough , Doc , is n't it ...
near to me . Presently the doctor came over to him , and asked what he could do for him . " Send me a drink of Bourbon . " " Anything else ? " " No. " As the doctor left him , he called him back . " It's a little rough , Doc , is n't it ...
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... asking some one con- stantly if I were really George Dedlow or not ; but , well aware how absurd I should seem after ... asked myself , possess the sense of in- dividuality in its usual completeness , even if his organs of sensation re ...
... asking some one con- stantly if I were really George Dedlow or not ; but , well aware how absurd I should seem after ... asked myself , possess the sense of in- dividuality in its usual completeness , even if his organs of sensation re ...
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... asked if she wished to see any one in the spirit - world . She said , " Yes , " rather feebly . " Is the spirit present ? " he asked . Upon which two knocks were heard in affirmation . - After this , several of the strangers were called ...
... asked if she wished to see any one in the spirit - world . She said , " Yes , " rather feebly . " Is the spirit present ? " he asked . Upon which two knocks were heard in affirmation . - After this , several of the strangers were called ...
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