The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, Volume 77Century Company, 1909 - American literature |
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... face as he stepped to the front of the platform . and bowed to the cheering multitude , and when his awkward rival stood beside him , he had no reason to distrust the effect of the inevitable comparison . No time was lost in initiating ...
... face as he stepped to the front of the platform . and bowed to the cheering multitude , and when his awkward rival stood beside him , he had no reason to distrust the effect of the inevitable comparison . No time was lost in initiating ...
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... face of audiences like these , but in the face of the nation and to some extent in the face of the world . ” 1 The contest upon which Douglas had so light - heartedly entered had now lasted almost four months , and during this time he ...
... face of audiences like these , but in the face of the nation and to some extent in the face of the world . ” 1 The contest upon which Douglas had so light - heartedly entered had now lasted almost four months , and during this time he ...
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... face . " Isabel ! I can't stand it ! Lis- ten to me- " She interrupted him . " No ; no . I've thought of everything . There's the boy -the boy ' s fond of him . He's not a bad father . " " Except in the trifling matter of ruin- ing his ...
... face . " Isabel ! I can't stand it ! Lis- ten to me- " She interrupted him . " No ; no . I've thought of everything . There's the boy -the boy ' s fond of him . He's not a bad father . " " Except in the trifling matter of ruin- ing his ...
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... face over the edge , and frantically crying out the name of each in turn . Suddenly she began to see ; the obscurity was less opaque , a faint moon - pallor diluted it . Isabel vaguely discerned the two shapes struggling in the black ...
... face over the edge , and frantically crying out the name of each in turn . Suddenly she began to see ; the obscurity was less opaque , a faint moon - pallor diluted it . Isabel vaguely discerned the two shapes struggling in the black ...
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... face . I shrieked , struck out franti- cally , and awoke . Something was still struggling in my arms . I held on with might and main until I was exhausted , then I loosed my hold . I found dear old Belle , the setter , shaking herself ...
... face . I shrieked , struck out franti- cally , and awoke . Something was still struggling in my arms . I held on with might and main until I was exhausted , then I loosed my hold . I found dear old Belle , the setter , shaking herself ...
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