The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 149Atlantic Monthly Company, 1932 - American essays |
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Page 312
... hand and dragged it vi- ciously across his eyes . Where it passed it left a wet smear of grime . Suddenly he was no longer the field hand that did the ploughing , but a little dust - soaked boy with a mouth that was crumpled and working ...
... hand and dragged it vi- ciously across his eyes . Where it passed it left a wet smear of grime . Suddenly he was no longer the field hand that did the ploughing , but a little dust - soaked boy with a mouth that was crumpled and working ...
Page 357
... hand . The jailer is as much surprised as I am , but the order is authoritative and must be obeyed . After some hesita- tion he unlocks the door and calls the Prophet . Elijah emerges into the waiting room , stooping through the doorway ...
... hand . The jailer is as much surprised as I am , but the order is authoritative and must be obeyed . After some hesita- tion he unlocks the door and calls the Prophet . Elijah emerges into the waiting room , stooping through the doorway ...
Page 366
... hand . ' I said farewell , and stood beside Matt's gate , turning over in my mind what was perhaps the greatest compli- ment I ever had in my life . " A right good hand ! ' " What if horses and rocks had hands ? ' I suddenly thought ...
... hand . ' I said farewell , and stood beside Matt's gate , turning over in my mind what was perhaps the greatest compli- ment I ever had in my life . " A right good hand ! ' " What if horses and rocks had hands ? ' I suddenly thought ...
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