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Page 22
... seemed to me then , as it has whenever I have read it since , per- fectly adapted to the occasion , and exactly what such an oration ought to be . It was of necessity elaborate and long , because it involved a complete justification of ...
... seemed to me then , as it has whenever I have read it since , per- fectly adapted to the occasion , and exactly what such an oration ought to be . It was of necessity elaborate and long , because it involved a complete justification of ...
Page 41
... seemed a little stupefied , though she tried to be very nice about it . Then rose the difficulty about dances . He wanted them all , and he took them , too , softly elbowing potential partners out of the way until that party stared in ...
... seemed a little stupefied , though she tried to be very nice about it . Then rose the difficulty about dances . He wanted them all , and he took them , too , softly elbowing potential partners out of the way until that party stared in ...
Page 90
... seemed not to understand . " Give what up ? " he asked . " Our engagement , " said Emily . There was a short , rather awful silence . Then she spoke further ; " I'm not equal to what you want of me . I could n't possibly do all that ...
... seemed not to understand . " Give what up ? " he asked . " Our engagement , " said Emily . There was a short , rather awful silence . Then she spoke further ; " I'm not equal to what you want of me . I could n't possibly do all that ...
Page 106
... seemed to say , That would be worst of all . " And so he left her . II THERE could not be a creature more subtle and yet more unsophisticated than George Tanqueray . For five years his genius , his tempera- ment , and his poverty had ...
... seemed to say , That would be worst of all . " And so he left her . II THERE could not be a creature more subtle and yet more unsophisticated than George Tanqueray . For five years his genius , his tempera- ment , and his poverty had ...
Page 108
... seemed to be trying to tell him that din- ner was ready . He looked round over his shoulder to see what kind of creature it was that could thus introduce itself with- out his knowledge . It was young - young almost to excess . He judged ...
... seemed to be trying to tell him that din- ner was ready . He looked round over his shoulder to see what kind of creature it was that could thus introduce itself with- out his knowledge . It was young - young almost to excess . He judged ...
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