Complete Writings of O. Henry [i.e. W.S. Porter]Doubleday, Page, 1917 |
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... his favorite strip of matting on the floor . 196 · " Go you , picarilla , " said Dicky joyously to Pasa , " to the American consul . speak with him " . Tell him I wish to • 230 CABBAGES AND KINGS CABBAGES AND KINGS THE PROEM BY THE ix.
... his favorite strip of matting on the floor . 196 · " Go you , picarilla , " said Dicky joyously to Pasa , " to the American consul . speak with him " . Tell him I wish to • 230 CABBAGES AND KINGS CABBAGES AND KINGS THE PROEM BY THE ix.
Pagina 23
... speak of it , over the cheese and beer , to a friend . He had just written : " Most unaccountable is the supineness of the large exporters in the United States in permitting the French and German houses to prac- tically control the ...
... speak of it , over the cheese and beer , to a friend . He had just written : " Most unaccountable is the supineness of the large exporters in the United States in permitting the French and German houses to prac- tically control the ...
Pagina 26
... speaking residents of the town . The paper that came first to his hand was one of those bulky mattresses of printed stuff upon which the readers of certain New York journals are supposed to take their Sabbath literary nap . Opening this ...
... speaking residents of the town . The paper that came first to his hand was one of those bulky mattresses of printed stuff upon which the readers of certain New York journals are supposed to take their Sabbath literary nap . Opening this ...
Pagina 30
... speak about it . up By the time two hours were whiled away the consul tired of reading . The papers lay scattered about him on the gallery . Reclining there , he gazed dreamily out upon an Eden . A clump of banana plants inter- posed ...
... speak about it . up By the time two hours were whiled away the consul tired of reading . The papers lay scattered about him on the gallery . Reclining there , he gazed dreamily out upon an Eden . A clump of banana plants inter- posed ...
Pagina 44
... speak of , but I won't be here long enough to do much knocking around . That cool gent on the beach spoke of a doctor ; can you tell me where I could find him ? The Rambler ain't quite as steady on her feet as 44 CABBAGES AND KINGS.
... speak of , but I won't be here long enough to do much knocking around . That cool gent on the beach spoke of a doctor ; can you tell me where I could find him ? The Rambler ain't quite as steady on her feet as 44 CABBAGES AND KINGS.
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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,...