The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 144Atlantic Monthly Company, 1929 - American essays |
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They became still as the statue herself ; their faces , drained of color by the moon , seemed also shaped in porcelain . A sudden gust had arisen ; the oaks began to sigh and then to shake . The moon , which had seemed clear of the tree ...
They became still as the statue herself ; their faces , drained of color by the moon , seemed also shaped in porcelain . A sudden gust had arisen ; the oaks began to sigh and then to shake . The moon , which had seemed clear of the tree ...
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I began to recall how it had seemed when I was on the receiving end , and to think what sort of story the mouse would tell if he should get away . ' You see , ' he might say to his attentive and admiring listeners , ' I had gone farther ...
I began to recall how it had seemed when I was on the receiving end , and to think what sort of story the mouse would tell if he should get away . ' You see , ' he might say to his attentive and admiring listeners , ' I had gone farther ...
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As it seemed impossible to dislodge the enemy further , the commander ordered a retreat . His companion left first and ran back to cover , and I followed . Some Arab sniper must have had that path covered nicely , for before I got back ...
As it seemed impossible to dislodge the enemy further , the commander ordered a retreat . His companion left first and ran back to cover , and I followed . Some Arab sniper must have had that path covered nicely , for before I got back ...
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