Complete Writings of O. Henry [i.e. W.S. Porter]Doubleday, Page, 1917 |
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Pagina 21
... been a mestizo lady , and the Spanish blood had brought to Paula a certain shyness that was an adornment to the other half of her demonstrative nature . II THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE W ILLARD GEDDIE , 21 " FOX - IN - THE - MORNING " "
... been a mestizo lady , and the Spanish blood had brought to Paula a certain shyness that was an adornment to the other half of her demonstrative nature . II THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE W ILLARD GEDDIE , 21 " FOX - IN - THE - MORNING " "
Pagina 25
... brought in on their backs the Valhalla's purser , and the little native offi- cials in their cotton undershirts , blue trousers with red stripes , and flapping straw hats . At college Geddie had been a treasure as a first- baseman . He ...
... brought in on their backs the Valhalla's purser , and the little native offi- cials in their cotton undershirts , blue trousers with red stripes , and flapping straw hats . At college Geddie had been a treasure as a first- baseman . He ...
Pagina 31
... brought the calm and peace of a situation from which all un- certainty had been erased . He knew that men some- times hope without being aware of it . Now , since she had come two thousand miles and had passed without a sign , not even ...
... brought the calm and peace of a situation from which all un- certainty had been erased . He knew that men some- times hope without being aware of it . Now , since she had come two thousand miles and had passed without a sign , not even ...
Pagina 41
... when the Valhalla's boat had brought him ashore appar- ently drenched to death by the sea , Doctor Gregg and his other friends had toiled for hours to preserve the little spark of life that remained to him . The 41 SMITH.
... when the Valhalla's boat had brought him ashore appar- ently drenched to death by the sea , Doctor Gregg and his other friends had toiled for hours to preserve the little spark of life that remained to him . The 41 SMITH.
Pagina 44
... brought no passengers . I saw her boat come ashore , and there was no one . the only exciting recreation we have here is watching steamers when they arrive ; and a passenger on one of them generally causes the whole town to turn out ...
... brought no passengers . I saw her boat come ashore , and there was no one . the only exciting recreation we have here is watching steamers when they arrive ; and a passenger on one of them generally causes the whole town to turn out ...
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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,...