The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 23; Volume 45Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Century Company, 1892 - American literature |
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Page 204
... took her clasped hands and stroked her hair thoughtfully . With her elbow on the sofa , and her head in her upturned hand , she coiled herself on the floor , and re- garded the crackling fire for a long time in wistful silence . She was ...
... took her clasped hands and stroked her hair thoughtfully . With her elbow on the sofa , and her head in her upturned hand , she coiled herself on the floor , and re- garded the crackling fire for a long time in wistful silence . She was ...
Page 339
... took out my money and unfolded it , took one glimpse and nearly fainted . Five millions of dollars ! Why , it made my head swim . I must have sat there stunned and blinking at the note as much as a minute before I came rightly to myself ...
... took out my money and unfolded it , took one glimpse and nearly fainted . Five millions of dollars ! Why , it made my head swim . I must have sat there stunned and blinking at the note as much as a minute before I came rightly to myself ...
Page 489
... took up al- tain , and to continue across the little plain that there was on top of it , until we came to a tall stone post at a fork in the road . This was a sign - post , but in the course of years the inscription upon it had ...
... took up al- tain , and to continue across the little plain that there was on top of it , until we came to a tall stone post at a fork in the road . This was a sign - post , but in the course of years the inscription upon it had ...
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