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Page 438
... look at ? " The house in which I was born , ' the former editor said , ' has been torn down to make room for a garage . The front lawn is the salesroom , the tennis court is the repair shop . The woods road I used to walk along to ...
... look at ? " The house in which I was born , ' the former editor said , ' has been torn down to make room for a garage . The front lawn is the salesroom , the tennis court is the repair shop . The woods road I used to walk along to ...
Page 470
' But it looks like silver , ' I was in- formed , doubtingly . ' Lots of things look like what they are not . A crocodile looks like a log , a python like a hanging branch . Why should this not look like silver ? ' That went home ...
' But it looks like silver , ' I was in- formed , doubtingly . ' Lots of things look like what they are not . A crocodile looks like a log , a python like a hanging branch . Why should this not look like silver ? ' That went home ...
Page 590
... look whiter , and a lot of rouge to make her look redder , and high - heeled shoes to make her look taller . ' And when he reprimanded her for trying to deceive him , she asked naïvely how she might really be beauti- ful without just ...
... look whiter , and a lot of rouge to make her look redder , and high - heeled shoes to make her look taller . ' And when he reprimanded her for trying to deceive him , she asked naïvely how she might really be beauti- ful without just ...
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