CrudePayson & Clarke Limited, 1927 - 283 pages |
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Page 60
... married . 1 didn't know there was any difference . Of course if you're going to have a baby . But just married- Hobbs - Gobs - Slobs- Drunken . The first day Sap Rawlins called up H. G. Manning and reported " Slip in hole " the an- swer ...
... married . 1 didn't know there was any difference . Of course if you're going to have a baby . But just married- Hobbs - Gobs - Slobs- Drunken . The first day Sap Rawlins called up H. G. Manning and reported " Slip in hole " the an- swer ...
Page 100
... married . " " Why ? " " I don't know . Because it made me feel older . Nobody ever noticed that I was grown up . You did . " " Beautiful . " " MMMmmmmmm . ” They drove on and on . The road went up and down . They passed fewer cars ...
... married . " " Why ? " " I don't know . Because it made me feel older . Nobody ever noticed that I was grown up . You did . " " Beautiful . " " MMMmmmmmm . ” They drove on and on . The road went up and down . They passed fewer cars ...
Page 161
... that are ? You know your sister all your life , and then sud- denly you don't know her any longer . I won- der if I ever will again ? " " Maybe . Maybe not . Perhaps you'll know her better when you're both married . " " Maybe 161.
... that are ? You know your sister all your life , and then sud- denly you don't know her any longer . I won- der if I ever will again ? " " Maybe . Maybe not . Perhaps you'll know her better when you're both married . " " Maybe 161.
Page 162
Robert Hyde. her better when you're both married . " " Maybe . But I can't imagine ever being mar- ried . People do , though , don't they ? " Far along the hill , over to the right of them , the stream of Long Beach theatre - goers had ...
Robert Hyde. her better when you're both married . " " Maybe . But I can't imagine ever being mar- ried . People do , though , don't they ? " Far along the hill , over to the right of them , the stream of Long Beach theatre - goers had ...
Page 167
... marry Able . Hello , Dad . This you ? Yes , it's your married daughter . Fine , Dad , same to you . No thanks — got everything we need . So I can't do I will tell Duncan I heard him say Darling Ressa to me . I will tell him she is the ...
... marry Able . Hello , Dad . This you ? Yes , it's your married daughter . Fine , Dad , same to you . No thanks — got everything we need . So I can't do I will tell Duncan I heard him say Darling Ressa to me . I will tell him she is the ...
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Page 61 - For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. Then a familiar, though unexpected, voice: "Paula?
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