In Strange Company: Being the Experiences of a Roving CorrespondentH. S. King, 1873 - 340 стор. |
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... turning cat'n wheels behind a carriage . " " Were you ever in trouble ? " I never was locked up ; cert'ny not . Don't I think I should be better off in the workus ? No , I don't want to be shut up anywheres . I am all right . I don't ...
... turning cat'n wheels behind a carriage . " " Were you ever in trouble ? " I never was locked up ; cert'ny not . Don't I think I should be better off in the workus ? No , I don't want to be shut up anywheres . I am all right . I don't ...
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... turned back and his coat buttoned , he faced his hercu- lean task like a man — like a kindly Christian man with a heart that yearned towards little children , and col- · lected " empties " and brought them back replenished , with an ...
... turned back and his coat buttoned , he faced his hercu- lean task like a man — like a kindly Christian man with a heart that yearned towards little children , and col- · lected " empties " and brought them back replenished , with an ...
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... turned a look of placid serenity towards the " Polecat " portals , through the chinks of which , arranged artistically on the counter , a pyramid of cool and shiny pewter pots was temptingly visible ; but vehicle after vehicle passed on ...
... turned a look of placid serenity towards the " Polecat " portals , through the chinks of which , arranged artistically on the counter , a pyramid of cool and shiny pewter pots was temptingly visible ; but vehicle after vehicle passed on ...
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... turned it a little to the right and to the left , as if to make up his mind at what part he would take a fresh grip of it . This settled to his satis- faction , he made a snap at the remainder of the crumb , and , having despatched that ...
... turned it a little to the right and to the left , as if to make up his mind at what part he would take a fresh grip of it . This settled to his satis- faction , he made a snap at the remainder of the crumb , and , having despatched that ...
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... turned upwards , and the gaslight shone down on them , you could see how awfully blind some of them were ; and I verily believe that what was once their eyes would have looked less appalling had not their faces been puckered in smiles ...
... turned upwards , and the gaslight shone down on them , you could see how awfully blind some of them were ; and I verily believe that what was once their eyes would have looked less appalling had not their faces been puckered in smiles ...
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