Complete Writings of O. Henry [i.e. W.S. Porter]Doubleday, Page, 1917 |
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Pagina 27
... yacht Idalia , belonging to ' that prince of good fellows , Midas of the money market , and society's pink of perfection , J. Ward Tolliver . " Slowly sipping his black coffee , Geddie read the column of print . Following a listed ...
... yacht Idalia , belonging to ' that prince of good fellows , Midas of the money market , and society's pink of perfection , J. Ward Tolliver . " Slowly sipping his black coffee , Geddie read the column of print . Following a listed ...
Pagina 30
... yacht as she drew swiftly near , and came opposite to Coralio . Then , sitting upright , he saw her float steadily past and on . Scarcely a mile of sea had separated her from the shore . He had seen the frequent flash 30 CABBAGES AND KINGS.
... yacht as she drew swiftly near , and came opposite to Coralio . Then , sitting upright , he saw her float steadily past and on . Scarcely a mile of sea had separated her from the shore . He had seen the frequent flash 30 CABBAGES AND KINGS.
Pagina 33
... to the less assailable one that the bottle contained a message to himself . Ida knew he was in Coralio ; she must have launched the bottle while the yacht was passing and the wind blowing fairly toward the 33 THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE.
... to the less assailable one that the bottle contained a message to himself . Ida knew he was in Coralio ; she must have launched the bottle while the yacht was passing and the wind blowing fairly toward the 33 THE LOTUS AND THE BOTTLE.
Pagina 34
O. Henry. yacht was passing and the wind blowing fairly toward the shore . As soon as Geddie reached this conclusion a wrinkle came between his brows and a stubborn look settled around his mouth . He sat looking out through the doorway ...
O. Henry. yacht was passing and the wind blowing fairly toward the shore . As soon as Geddie reached this conclusion a wrinkle came between his brows and a stubborn look settled around his mouth . He sat looking out through the doorway ...
Pagina 40
... yacht , painted a light buff , clean - cut as a steel engraving . The beautiful vessel hovered off shore , see ... yacht . A meagre biography , truly ; for the yacht was most apparent ; and the " Smith " not beyond a reasonable guess ...
... yacht , painted a light buff , clean - cut as a steel engraving . The beautiful vessel hovered off shore , see ... yacht . A meagre biography , truly ; for the yacht was most apparent ; and the " Smith " not beyond a reasonable guess ...
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admiral aguardiente American Anchuria Atwood bananas beach Beelzebub Billy Keogh Blythe boat bottle captain Caribs Casa Morena chair cigar Clancy coast cocoanut Colonel Falcon consul Coralio crew Dalesburg Dicky Doctor Gregg dollars Don Sabas door drink El Nacional Estebán eyes face Felipe flag Frank Goodwin friends Geddie graft grass Guatemala hand head Hemstetter honour Johnny Johnny's Karlsefin lady land looked Losada Madama Maloney Mellinger morning native navy never night Number Olivarra Orleans paint Pasa pesos phonograph picture President Miraflores republic Rosine sail says seemed Señor Goodwin señorita shoes shore sloop smile Smith smoke Spanish Spanish Main steamer steps stood street tell there's thing thousand tintype took town trepanning tropics turned Twas valise Vega verree Vesuvius Wahrfield waiting walked White Winchester rifles yacht Zavalla
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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,...