The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 144Atlantic Monthly Company, 1929 - American essays |
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And then , perhaps the best of all , tea in the drawing - room before a roaring , crackling , sizzling fire of logs , the place alive with pleasant talk . All the day's work was gone over faithfully , and then the talk drifted to the ...
And then , perhaps the best of all , tea in the drawing - room before a roaring , crackling , sizzling fire of logs , the place alive with pleasant talk . All the day's work was gone over faithfully , and then the talk drifted to the ...
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We must meet sometimes and talk while I am still here . Oh , Renny , hold me close - I want to get strength from you . ' ' And I want to make you as weak as I am , ' he murmured , against her hair . He drew her closer .
We must meet sometimes and talk while I am still here . Oh , Renny , hold me close - I want to get strength from you . ' ' And I want to make you as weak as I am , ' he murmured , against her hair . He drew her closer .
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To the master of transition , it matters not whether the talk be of the Taj Mahal or of the composition of rubber . Give him but the suspicion of a lull in the conversation and he will with a mere phrase bring it round to port .
To the master of transition , it matters not whether the talk be of the Taj Mahal or of the composition of rubber . Give him but the suspicion of a lull in the conversation and he will with a mere phrase bring it round to port .
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Art of Being Outshone The Edgar J Good | 19 |
Swagdagger Crosses a Field A Story | 20 |
Tomato Boats and Rebels | 39 |
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