Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 93Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Century Company, 1916 - American literature |
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Page 80
... half - stuff ! " Then his eyes took in the late slant of sunlight on the floor , and filled with be- lated comprehension . " And you kept at me all that time ? " he said in a quite different tone . The three men stole glances at one an ...
... half - stuff ! " Then his eyes took in the late slant of sunlight on the floor , and filled with be- lated comprehension . " And you kept at me all that time ? " he said in a quite different tone . The three men stole glances at one an ...
Page 82
... half . the charm of the journey . I decided to strike eastward in quest of the Paraguay . " I would n't mind tackling it myself , " said Tommy Cox , when I carried my decision to the " gringo bench " that after- noon . " I'm badly ...
... half . the charm of the journey . I decided to strike eastward in quest of the Paraguay . " I would n't mind tackling it myself , " said Tommy Cox , when I carried my decision to the " gringo bench " that after- noon . " I'm badly ...
Page 84
... half aware of some hubbub , and at last woke entirely . The tropical sun seemed to have gone to Tommy's head , for ... half - sandy country , completely de- serted . At a scattered cluster of jungle huts that we came upon one afternoon a ...
... half aware of some hubbub , and at last woke entirely . The tropical sun seemed to have gone to Tommy's head , for ... half - sandy country , completely de- serted . At a scattered cluster of jungle huts that we came upon one afternoon a ...
Page 85
... half - breeds only too glad of any excuse for consuming gallons of overripe chicha . The priest's assurance that baptized infants go directly to heaven makes such a death almost cause for rejoic- ing among the ignorant population of Bo ...
... half - breeds only too glad of any excuse for consuming gallons of overripe chicha . The priest's assurance that baptized infants go directly to heaven makes such a death almost cause for rejoic- ing among the ignorant population of Bo ...
Page 90
... half blinded with the salt sweat in our eyes . The region being utterly flat , the waters of the rainy season gather in the faintest depression , which passing ox - carts churn into a slough beyond description , while the barest sug ...
... half blinded with the salt sweat in our eyes . The region being utterly flat , the waters of the rainy season gather in the faintest depression , which passing ox - carts churn into a slough beyond description , while the barest sug ...
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