Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 114Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Scribner & Company; The Century Company, 1927 - American literature |
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... the dictatorship would teach little or nothing because it would not be a personal failure of the dictator . Fascism would be robbed of its value as an experiment . I ' F YOU knew Alicia Rayleigh , as most 16 THE CENTURY MAGAZINE.
... the dictatorship would teach little or nothing because it would not be a personal failure of the dictator . Fascism would be robbed of its value as an experiment . I ' F YOU knew Alicia Rayleigh , as most 16 THE CENTURY MAGAZINE.
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... knew she had played exactly that with Ronnie , for all that she was rather nice to him . Ronnie might have gone far , if Alicia's tongue hadn't raised up a new enemy before him at every turn . " Why do you want me ? " she asked . " You ...
... knew she had played exactly that with Ronnie , for all that she was rather nice to him . Ronnie might have gone far , if Alicia's tongue hadn't raised up a new enemy before him at every turn . " Why do you want me ? " she asked . " You ...
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... knew that ; he could afford to play his hand face up on the table . He was sure . . . . " No ! " Alicia said it aloud , star- tling the maid out of a doze ; then flushed slowly at the girl's hasty : " Did you ask for something , ma ...
... knew that ; he could afford to play his hand face up on the table . He was sure . . . . " No ! " Alicia said it aloud , star- tling the maid out of a doze ; then flushed slowly at the girl's hasty : " Did you ask for something , ma ...
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... knew what people thought of those three marriages . Bluebeard , that damned woman had called him , and the name had stuck . But Dolores Duvetyne knew better . She was extravagant and could find use for a rich husband . She was a clever ...
... knew what people thought of those three marriages . Bluebeard , that damned woman had called him , and the name had stuck . But Dolores Duvetyne knew better . She was extravagant and could find use for a rich husband . She was a clever ...
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... knew what they thought of each other . To be pursued would be another matter , though not such an easy matter at thirty - eight . Still , she had made things happen at dances back in Memphis . Time to get rid of Leashe , then ; memories ...
... knew what they thought of each other . To be pursued would be another matter , though not such an easy matter at thirty - eight . Still , she had made things happen at dances back in Memphis . Time to get rid of Leashe , then ; memories ...
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