The Life of Samuel BeletHutchinson, 1951 - 256 pages |
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Page 78
... whole mind was thinking of another pair of eyes . Black , they were , and beneath them a thin straight nose and a small mouth . To make it bright red she rubbed it all the time with her hand , and when I said , " What are you doing ...
... whole mind was thinking of another pair of eyes . Black , they were , and beneath them a thin straight nose and a small mouth . To make it bright red she rubbed it all the time with her hand , and when I said , " What are you doing ...
Page 104
... whole haywains through , and the country , too , surprised me because in places it was uncultivated and in places all sorts of brambles and weeds grew on it . However , I grew very attached to this country of Savoy , and even now I ...
... whole haywains through , and the country , too , surprised me because in places it was uncultivated and in places all sorts of brambles and weeds grew on it . However , I grew very attached to this country of Savoy , and even now I ...
Page 208
... whole being was turned towards something outside the earth , and although his body was still there it was but a mere empty shell . He was already so frail , and each day he grew frailer . " A head far too big set upon a body too thin ...
... whole being was turned towards something outside the earth , and although his body was still there it was but a mere empty shell . He was already so frail , and each day he grew frailer . " A head far too big set upon a body too thin ...
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