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Page 59
... watched the great plant that the nearness of his eyes transformed from a simple wisp of London Pride to a giant beanstalk taller than the Milky Way ; and then , his eyes refreshed by movement of their own , he watched the ground again ...
... watched the great plant that the nearness of his eyes transformed from a simple wisp of London Pride to a giant beanstalk taller than the Milky Way ; and then , his eyes refreshed by movement of their own , he watched the ground again ...
Page 177
... watched him as he paced easily the length of the room , turning and pacing back . Her rather vague and colorless eyes were without expres- sion ; but she was thinking , as she watched him , that if he had really seen the face of the ...
... watched him as he paced easily the length of the room , turning and pacing back . Her rather vague and colorless eyes were without expres- sion ; but she was thinking , as she watched him , that if he had really seen the face of the ...
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... watched her eyes , as she watched his . He thought hers were quite lovely ; the loneliness in them now made them more than merely beauti- ful : it appealed to his male instinct to protect wo- men , and it touched his vanity as a man ...
... watched her eyes , as she watched his . He thought hers were quite lovely ; the loneliness in them now made them more than merely beauti- ful : it appealed to his male instinct to protect wo- men , and it touched his vanity as a man ...
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