Complete Writings of O. Henry [i.e. W.S. Porter]Doubleday, Page, 1917 |
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Pagina 23
... houses to prac- tically control the trade interests of this rich and pro- ductive country " -when he heard the hoarse notes of a steamer's siren . Geddie laid down his pen and gathered his Pan- ama 23 THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE.
... houses to prac- tically control the trade interests of this rich and pro- ductive country " -when he heard the hoarse notes of a steamer's siren . Geddie laid down his pen and gathered his Pan- ama 23 THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE.
Pagina 24
... steamer by the note of her siren . The consul sauntered by a roundabout , shaded way to the beach . By reason of long practice he gauged his stroll so accurately that by the time he arrived on the sandy shore the boat of the customs ...
... steamer by the note of her siren . The consul sauntered by a roundabout , shaded way to the beach . By reason of long practice he gauged his stroll so accurately that by the time he arrived on the sandy shore the boat of the customs ...
Pagina 25
... steamer al- ways brought for him . Geddie leaped high and caught the roll with a sounding " thwack . " . The loungers on the beach - about a third of the popula- tion of the town - laughed and applauded delight- edly . Every week they ...
... steamer al- ways brought for him . Geddie leaped high and caught the roll with a sounding " thwack . " . The loungers on the beach - about a third of the popula- tion of the town - laughed and applauded delight- edly . Every week they ...
Pagina 27
... , " and ended with congratulations . Geddie , having finished his breakfast , took his pa- pers to the edge of the gallery , and sat there in his sea . favourite steamer chair with his feet on the 27 THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE.
... , " and ended with congratulations . Geddie , having finished his breakfast , took his pa- pers to the edge of the gallery , and sat there in his sea . favourite steamer chair with his feet on the 27 THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE.
Pagina 28
O. Henry. sea . favourite steamer chair with his feet on the bamboo railing . He lighted a cigar , and looked out upon the He felt a glow of satisfaction at finding he was so little disturbed by what he had read . He told him- self that ...
O. Henry. sea . favourite steamer chair with his feet on the bamboo railing . He lighted a cigar , and looked out upon the He felt a glow of satisfaction at finding he was so little disturbed by what he had read . He told him- self that ...
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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,...