Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 93Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Century Company, 1916 - American literature |
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Page 33
... heard a man say to one lad who was digging into the soft earth : " What in the name of God are you doin ' there ? " and the lad replied : ters . " I don't know . I'm supposed to be diggin ' a trench , but I think I'm diggin ' my grave ...
... heard a man say to one lad who was digging into the soft earth : " What in the name of God are you doin ' there ? " and the lad replied : ters . " I don't know . I'm supposed to be diggin ' a trench , but I think I'm diggin ' my grave ...
Page 33
... heard the sound of heavy boots on the pavement below , echoing oddly in that silence ; and then I heard shots , followed by a low moan . One's mind works in a queer way in moments of unusual happening . I knew that some one had been ...
... heard the sound of heavy boots on the pavement below , echoing oddly in that silence ; and then I heard shots , followed by a low moan . One's mind works in a queer way in moments of unusual happening . I knew that some one had been ...
Page 34
... heard what he said , rushed at him and beat him with her fists and swore at him horribly . " No , you'll not get him out , " she yelled . " Let him lie there and rot , like the poor soldiers ! " That speech was typical of the general ...
... heard what he said , rushed at him and beat him with her fists and swore at him horribly . " No , you'll not get him out , " she yelled . " Let him lie there and rot , like the poor soldiers ! " That speech was typical of the general ...
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... heard that some of the rebels had surrendered . A man came along the road , riding a bicycle furi- ously , and as he passed he leaned forward a little and shouted , " They ' ve surren- dered ! " and then went on . We had been heavy in ...
... heard that some of the rebels had surrendered . A man came along the road , riding a bicycle furi- ously , and as he passed he leaned forward a little and shouted , " They ' ve surren- dered ! " and then went on . We had been heavy in ...
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... heard the sound of heavy boots on the pavement below , echoing oddly in that silence ; and then I heard shots , followed by a low moan . One's mind works in a queer way in moments of unusual happening . I knew that some one had been ...
... heard the sound of heavy boots on the pavement below , echoing oddly in that silence ; and then I heard shots , followed by a low moan . One's mind works in a queer way in moments of unusual happening . I knew that some one had been ...
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