Complete Writings of O. Henry [i.e. W.S. Porter]Doubleday, Page, 1917 |
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Pagina 10
... voices . The main street running parallel to the beach became pop- ulated with those who desired to expedite the delivery of the despatch . Knots of women with complexions varying from palest olive to deepest brown gath- ered at 10 I II.
... voices . The main street running parallel to the beach became pop- ulated with those who desired to expedite the delivery of the despatch . Knots of women with complexions varying from palest olive to deepest brown gath- ered at 10 I II.
Pagina 15
... running too much to philology , Billy , " said Goodwin . " Do you make out the meaning of it ? " " Sure , " replied the philosopher of Fortune . " All languages come easy to the man who must know ' em . I've even failed to misunderstand ...
... running too much to philology , Billy , " said Goodwin . " Do you make out the meaning of it ? " " Sure , " replied the philosopher of Fortune . " All languages come easy to the man who must know ' em . I've even failed to misunderstand ...
Pagina 16
... run , and shout : ' Fox - in - the- Morning ! ' Me and you , standing here , we say : ' Goose and the Gander ! ' They say : ' How many miles is it to London town ? ' We say : ' Only a few , if your legs are long enough . How many comes ...
... run , and shout : ' Fox - in - the- Morning ! ' Me and you , standing here , we say : ' Goose and the Gander ! ' They say : ' How many miles is it to London town ? ' We say : ' Only a few , if your legs are long enough . How many comes ...
Pagina 18
... running away with it . Frank , did you ever see the ' bundle of muslin ' that His Excellency has wrapped up and carried off ? " " Isabel Guilbert ? " said Goodwin , laughing . " No , I never did . From what I've heard of her , though ...
... running away with it . Frank , did you ever see the ' bundle of muslin ' that His Excellency has wrapped up and carried off ? " " Isabel Guilbert ? " said Goodwin , laughing . " No , I never did . From what I've heard of her , though ...
Pagina 20
... running along the beach - the Broadway of Coralio - were the larger stores , the government bodega and post - office , the cuartel , the rum - shops and the market place . On his way Goodwin passed the house of Bernard Brannigan . It ...
... running along the beach - the Broadway of Coralio - were the larger stores , the government bodega and post - office , the cuartel , the rum - shops and the market place . On his way Goodwin passed the house of Bernard Brannigan . It ...
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