Cabbages and KingsDoubleday, Page, 1919 - 312 pagine |
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Pagina 31
... to the edge of the gallery , and sat there in his favourite steamer chair with his feet on the bamboo railing . He lighted a cigar , and looked out upon the sea . He felt a glow of satisfaction at finding The Lotus and the Bottle 31.
... to the edge of the gallery , and sat there in his favourite steamer chair with his feet on the bamboo railing . He lighted a cigar , and looked out upon the sea . He felt a glow of satisfaction at finding The Lotus and the Bottle 31.
Pagina 33
... carried on a lively trade with the interior towns and villages . He had married a native lady of high Castilian descent , but with a tinge of Indian brown showing through her olive cheek . The union The Lotus and the Bottle 33.
... carried on a lively trade with the interior towns and villages . He had married a native lady of high Castilian descent , but with a tinge of Indian brown showing through her olive cheek . The union The Lotus and the Bottle 33.
Pagina 35
... had been erased . He knew that men sometimes hope without being aware of it . Now , since she had come two thousand miles and had passed without a sign , not even his unconscious self need The Lotus and the Bottle 35.
... had been erased . He knew that men sometimes hope without being aware of it . Now , since she had come two thousand miles and had passed without a sign , not even his unconscious self need The Lotus and the Bottle 35.
Pagina 36
... bottle of colourless glass . The cork had been driven in tightly to the level of the mouth , and the end cov- ered with dark - red sealing - wax . The bottle contained only what seemed to be a sheet of paper , much curled from the ...
... bottle of colourless glass . The cork had been driven in tightly to the level of the mouth , and the end cov- ered with dark - red sealing - wax . The bottle contained only what seemed to be a sheet of paper , much curled from the ...
Pagina 37
... bottle on his desk . Throwing off his hat and coat , and lighting a lamp -for the night had crowded precipitately upon the brief twilight — he began to examine his piece of sea salvage . By holding the bottle near the light and turning ...
... bottle on his desk . Throwing off his hat and coat , and lighting a lamp -for the night had crowded precipitately upon the brief twilight — he began to examine his piece of sea salvage . By holding the bottle near the light and turning ...
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