Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 100Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Century Company, 1920 - American literature |
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... hand she well knew . She felt unable for the moment to open it , for her heart seemed deter- mined to bound out of her body ; but her eyes caressed the name his hand had penned . How strange it must have felt for pappy to write that new ...
... hand she well knew . She felt unable for the moment to open it , for her heart seemed deter- mined to bound out of her body ; but her eyes caressed the name his hand had penned . How strange it must have felt for pappy to write that new ...
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... hand on the edge of the table to steady herself as the heat waves danced and blurred before her eyes . " But we got to have something to eat ! " she cried . " Think of the baby ! " He threw his hands up passionately . " Ain't I thinkin ...
... hand on the edge of the table to steady herself as the heat waves danced and blurred before her eyes . " But we got to have something to eat ! " she cried . " Think of the baby ! " He threw his hands up passionately . " Ain't I thinkin ...
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... hands to his in the face of menacing future . He staggered after her into the shed- kitchen . " I'll make the fire for you , " he said , picking up a stick of wood , but holding it in uncertain hands . Bessie shook the last flour from ...
... hands to his in the face of menacing future . He staggered after her into the shed- kitchen . " I'll make the fire for you , " he said , picking up a stick of wood , but holding it in uncertain hands . Bessie shook the last flour from ...
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... hands thrown out in appeal . As he sprang after her , she jerked the table between them , the dishes crashing to the floor . " O Ed , don't hit me ! " she shrieked , and crumpled to the floor . EVEN while they had talked a wisp of cloud ...
... hands thrown out in appeal . As he sprang after her , she jerked the table between them , the dishes crashing to the floor . " O Ed , don't hit me ! " she shrieked , and crumpled to the floor . EVEN while they had talked a wisp of cloud ...
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... hand - picked marines who are detailed as gendarme officers . Captain Hanneken , however , had higher ambitions . Having familiarized himself in a month with the routine of his district , he found time weighing heavily on his hands . He ...
... hand - picked marines who are detailed as gendarme officers . Captain Hanneken , however , had higher ambitions . Having familiarized himself in a month with the routine of his district , he found time weighing heavily on his hands . He ...
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