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Pagina 4
... Guilbert , the young American opera singer ; and how , being apprehended by
members of the opposing political party in Coralio , he shot himself through the
head rather than give up the funds , and , in consequence , the Seņorita Guilbert .
... Guilbert , the young American opera singer ; and how , being apprehended by
members of the opposing political party in Coralio , he shot himself through the
head rather than give up the funds , and , in consequence , the Seņorita Guilbert .
Pagina 48
... former a man will shave , vote , pay taxes , give money to his family , buy
subscription books and comport himself on the average plan . But 48 Cabbages
and Kings.
... former a man will shave , vote , pay taxes , give money to his family , buy
subscription books and comport himself on the average plan . But 48 Cabbages
and Kings.
Pagina 49
... out deadly insult to his dearest friend ; he may get him , instanter , to a
monastery or a dance hall ; he may elope , or hang himself — or he may write a
song or poem , or kiss his wife unasked , or give his funds to the search of a
microbe .
... out deadly insult to his dearest friend ; he may get him , instanter , to a
monastery or a dance hall ; he may elope , or hang himself — or he may write a
song or poem , or kiss his wife unasked , or give his funds to the search of a
microbe .
Pagina 71
As an accredited spokesman , I promise that our interference will cease if they
are accepted . Give up the money , and you and your companion will be
permitted to proceed wherever you will . In fact , assistance will be given you in
the matter ...
As an accredited spokesman , I promise that our interference will cease if they
are accepted . Give up the money , and you and your companion will be
permitted to proceed wherever you will . In fact , assistance will be given you in
the matter ...
Pagina 92
Tis contrary to art and philosophy to give you the information , ” said Keogh ,
calmly . “ The art of narrative consists in concealing from your audience
everything it wants to know until after you expose your favourite opinions on
topics foreign to ...
Tis contrary to art and philosophy to give you the information , ” said Keogh ,
calmly . “ The art of narrative consists in concealing from your audience
everything it wants to know until after you expose your favourite opinions on
topics foreign to ...
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Pagina 14 - Nibj skedaddled yesterday per jack-rabbit line with all the coin in the kitty and the bundle of muslin he's spoony about. The boodle is six figures short. Our crowd in good shape, but we need the spondulicks. You collar it. The main guy and the dry goods are headed for the briny. You know what to do. BOB.
Pagina 59 - The mountains reached up their bulky shoulders to receive the level gallop of Apollo's homing steeds, the day died in the lagoons and in the shadowed banana groves and in the mangrove swamps, where the great blue crabs were beginning to crawl to land for their nightly ramble. And it died, at last, upon the highest peaks. Then the brief twilight, ephemeral as the flight of a moth, came and went; the Southern Cross peeped with its topmost eye above a row of palms, and the fire-flies heralded with their...
Pagina 11 - CORALIO reclined, in the mid-day heat, like some vacuous beauty lounging in a guarded harem. The town lay at the sea's edge on a strip of alluvial coast. It was set like a little pearl in an emerald band. Behind it, and seeming almost to topple, imminent, above it, rose the sea-following range of the Cordilleras.
Pagina 234 - He was the absolute despot and the idol of his people. The wealth of the country poured into his hands. Other presidents had been rapacious without reason. Losada amassed enormous wealth, but his people had their share of the benefits. The joint in his armor was his insatiate passion for monuments and tokens commemorating his glory. In every town he caused to be erected statues of himself bearing legends in praise of his greatness. In the walls of every public edifice, tablets were fixed reciting...
Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Cabbages and Kings Watermark edition |
| Autore | O. Henry |
| Editore | Doubleday, Page, 1904 |
| Lunghezza | 312 pagine |
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