Complete Writings of O. Henry [i.e. W.S. Porter]Doubleday, Page, 1917 |
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Pagina 20
... Vesuvius Fruit Company's agent , the store and residence of Bernard Brannigan , a ruined cathedral in which Columbus had once set foot , and , most imposing of all , the Casa Morena— the summer " White House " of the President of An ...
... Vesuvius Fruit Company's agent , the store and residence of Bernard Brannigan , a ruined cathedral in which Columbus had once set foot , and , most imposing of all , the Casa Morena— the summer " White House " of the President of An ...
Pagina 24
... Vesuvius Company . Down to niños of five years , every one in Coralio could name you each in- coming steamer by the note of her siren . The consul sauntered by a roundabout , shaded way to the beach . By reason of long practice he ...
... Vesuvius Company . Down to niños of five years , every one in Coralio could name you each in- coming steamer by the note of her siren . The consul sauntered by a roundabout , shaded way to the beach . By reason of long practice he ...
Pagina 39
... Vesuvius . The movements of the Karlsefin were de- pendent upon the state of the market . Sometimes she would ply steadily between the Spanish Main and New Orleans in the regular transport of fruit ; next she would be making erratic ...
... Vesuvius . The movements of the Karlsefin were de- pendent upon the state of the market . Sometimes she would ply steadily between the Spanish Main and New Orleans in the regular transport of fruit ; next she would be making erratic ...
Pagina 76
... Vesuvius line , full - laden and scheduled to sail at six in the morning . There were no loiterers on the beach . So bright was the moonlight that the two men could see the small pebbles shining on the beach where the gentle surf wetted ...
... Vesuvius line , full - laden and scheduled to sail at six in the morning . There were no loiterers on the beach . So bright was the moonlight that the two men could see the small pebbles shining on the beach where the gentle surf wetted ...
Pagina 114
... Vesuvius Fruit Company as a token of amicable re- lations and certain consummated deals - between that company and the republic of Anchuria . The jest was carried to its end . A formidable , official document was prepared , encrusted ...
... Vesuvius Fruit Company as a token of amicable re- lations and certain consummated deals - between that company and the republic of Anchuria . The jest was carried to its end . A formidable , official document was prepared , encrusted ...
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Pagina 51 - 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 209 - Hie old boy doesn't draw badly at all. But, ye goddesses of Art! listen to the monstrosity he expects me to paint. He wants himself in the centre of the canvas, of course. He is to be painted as Jupiter sitting on Olympus, with the clouds at his feet. At one side of him stands George Washington, in full regimentals, with his hand on the president's shoulder. An angel with outstretched wings hovers overhead, and is placing a laurel wreath on the president's head, crowning him — Queen of the May,...