The Relentless CurrentG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912 - 324 էջ |
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... moment her face was serious and a suspicion of tears lingered on her lashes . In her lap lay the closely written pages of a letter , and her strong , slender fingers played idly with the golden circlet that ringed the third finger of ...
... moment her face was serious and a suspicion of tears lingered on her lashes . In her lap lay the closely written pages of a letter , and her strong , slender fingers played idly with the golden circlet that ringed the third finger of ...
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... moment in his world and tears could be counted only as dew- drops . No unwelcome questions could break the peace of ... moments crumbs were scattered and a breath of sweet , sharp , frosty air filled the room . Then Muriel Dean very ...
... moment in his world and tears could be counted only as dew- drops . No unwelcome questions could break the peace of ... moments crumbs were scattered and a breath of sweet , sharp , frosty air filled the room . Then Muriel Dean very ...
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... moment the oppression of the atmosphere and the sticky dampness of his weary body made Jack Morris turn from the lower regions of that miserable caravansary and seek out the bath - room where at least for a few moments he could relieve ...
... moment the oppression of the atmosphere and the sticky dampness of his weary body made Jack Morris turn from the lower regions of that miserable caravansary and seek out the bath - room where at least for a few moments he could relieve ...
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... moment to forget the present , in the weaving of dreams for the future . He had written a day or two since a letter to Muriel that was , to him at least , very momentous . He thought that by now it must be in her 20 The Relentless Current.
... moment to forget the present , in the weaving of dreams for the future . He had written a day or two since a letter to Muriel that was , to him at least , very momentous . He thought that by now it must be in her 20 The Relentless Current.
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... moment his door opened , the light over the transom of the opposite room went out . Still , it might have been but a flash of lightning . He listened ! Surely he heard a choking sob or groan from that same room . In a moment he had ...
... moment his door opened , the light over the transom of the opposite room went out . Still , it might have been but a flash of lightning . He listened ! Surely he heard a choking sob or groan from that same room . In a moment he had ...
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Էջ 49 - Wommn, .• wilt thou have this Man to thy wedded husband, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou obey him, and serve him, love, honour, and keep him in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all others, keep thee only unto him, so long as ye both shall live?
Էջ 207 - SUNSET and evening star, And one clear call for me ! And may there be no moaning of the bar, When I put out to sea, But such a tide as moving seems asleep, Too full for sound and foam, When that which drew from out the boundless deep Turns again home. Twilight and evening bell, And after that the dark ! And may there be no sadness of farewell, When I embark; For tho...
Էջ 196 - Ask, and it shall be given unto you ; seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you...
Էջ 324 - THE END A Selection from the Catalogue of GP PUTNAM'S SONS Complete Catalogue sent on application A Commentary " None, we are sure, will finish this book without being stirred to some thought and sympathy of the life beyond their life.
Էջ 91 - Bar," rang out the sonorous words, "look upon the jury. Gentlemen of the jury, look upon the prisoner at the bar.
Էջ 137 - I did want to bring Mrs. Strange and you together, and so I chanced it. Of course, it's a sent-in dinner, as you must have inferred from the man at the door; I've given my servants a holiday, and had Claret's people do the whole thing. It's as broad as it's long, and as my husband says, you might as well be hung for a sheep as a lamb ; and it saves bother.