Cabbages and KingsA. L. Burt Company, 1904 - 312 pagine O. Henry wove together several stories into this highly episodic narrative. Set in the fictional country of Coralio in Central America, a banana republic where larceny is rampant and revolution lurks in every impoverished back alley, this novel offers cutting satire of contemporary politics and prejudices. Yet, in the end, lovers are reunited, poverty obliterated, and sentiment satisfied. |
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Pagina 275
... Pasa's fingers often ached to smooth and arrange it , but Dicky would never allow it . He was poring , to - night , over a great litter of maps and books and papers on his table until that perpendic- ular line came between his brows ...
... Pasa's fingers often ached to smooth and arrange it , but Dicky would never allow it . He was poring , to - night , over a great litter of maps and books and papers on his table until that perpendic- ular line came between his brows ...
Pagina 276
... Pasa rippled out one of her infrequent chirrups of audible laughter . " I was thinking , " she began , anticipating Dicky's question , " of the foolish things girls have in their minds . Because I went to school in the States I used to ...
... Pasa rippled out one of her infrequent chirrups of audible laughter . " I was thinking , " she began , anticipating Dicky's question , " of the foolish things girls have in their minds . Because I went to school in the States I used to ...
Pagina 277
O. Henry. " No , no , no , thou red - haired , reckless one ! " sighed Pasa ; " I am content " she laid her head against his arm— " here . ” XVI ROUGE ET NOIR IT has been indicated that disaffection Dicky 277.
O. Henry. " No , no , no , thou red - haired , reckless one ! " sighed Pasa ; " I am content " she laid her head against his arm— " here . ” XVI ROUGE ET NOIR IT has been indicated that disaffection Dicky 277.
Pagina 284
... Pasa was close by his side , her head covered with the ubiqui- tous black mantilla . Mr. Vincenti looked at her attentively . " Botticelli's Madonna , " he remarked , gravely . " I wonder when she got into the game . I don't like his ...
... Pasa was close by his side , her head covered with the ubiqui- tous black mantilla . Mr. Vincenti looked at her attentively . " Botticelli's Madonna , " he remarked , gravely . " I wonder when she got into the game . I don't like his ...
Pagina 291
... Pasa , who still stood , wonder - eyed , where Dicky had left her . With his plumed hat in his hand , and his medals and decorations shining on his breast , the general spoke to her and gave her his arm , and they went up the stone ...
... Pasa , who still stood , wonder - eyed , where Dicky had left her . With his plumed hat in his hand , and his medals and decorations shining on his breast , the general spoke to her and gave her his arm , and they went up the stone ...
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