The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 142Atlantic Monthly Company, 1928 - American essays |
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Page 10
... turned away without ' making big , ' Peni , my store boy , jumped up and spoke in my stead , bouncing the price of the flour to as many pounds as it was shillings . Then my old friend William joined him , and together they heaped ...
... turned away without ' making big , ' Peni , my store boy , jumped up and spoke in my stead , bouncing the price of the flour to as many pounds as it was shillings . Then my old friend William joined him , and together they heaped ...
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... turned away to the ebony - and - ivory table on which lay the remains of a meal . He spoke sharply to Benda and Jacob , who were trying to pull apart the fit- tings of a silver toilet case . At that moment the door opened and a round ...
... turned away to the ebony - and - ivory table on which lay the remains of a meal . He spoke sharply to Benda and Jacob , who were trying to pull apart the fit- tings of a silver toilet case . At that moment the door opened and a round ...
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... turned toward a broad granite pedestal which rose a man's height above the crowd . Yesterday it had carried the bronze statue of an emperor . To - day it was empty except for a few chairs . As figures appeared on the platform the people ...
... turned toward a broad granite pedestal which rose a man's height above the crowd . Yesterday it had carried the bronze statue of an emperor . To - day it was empty except for a few chairs . As figures appeared on the platform the people ...
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... turning to look at him expectantly , and the baker's vagabond son , who had grown up in his village , leaned over and ... turned nose were all outlined against the sky , and a voice as melodious as bells rang out over the square . ' We ...
... turning to look at him expectantly , and the baker's vagabond son , who had grown up in his village , leaned over and ... turned nose were all outlined against the sky , and a voice as melodious as bells rang out over the square . ' We ...
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... turned , that men with guns were hid- den on all the roofs . The crowd stam- peded into the streets and alleys that surrounded the square , crushing hun- dreds under their feet in frenzy to leave the place of death . They tore up street ...
... turned , that men with guns were hid- den on all the roofs . The crowd stam- peded into the streets and alleys that surrounded the square , crushing hun- dreds under their feet in frenzy to leave the place of death . They tore up street ...
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