Was it Murder, Or, The Relentless CurrentG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912 - 324 էջ |
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... Muriel Dean was of a joyous disposition . Laughter shone in her eyes , humour curved her lips , mischief often rang in her voice , but at this moment her face was serious and a suspicion of tears lingered on her lashes . In her lap lay ...
... Muriel Dean was of a joyous disposition . Laughter shone in her eyes , humour curved her lips , mischief often rang in her voice , but at this moment her face was serious and a suspicion of tears lingered on her lashes . In her lap lay ...
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... Muriel Dean very deliberately mended the fire and , pushing back her chair , opened the desk , collected pen , ink , and papers , and settled down in the same comfortable position to write her answer to those many closely- written pages ...
... Muriel Dean very deliberately mended the fire and , pushing back her chair , opened the desk , collected pen , ink , and papers , and settled down in the same comfortable position to write her answer to those many closely- written pages ...
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... Muriel was still writing , though sometimes she paused for long minutes and re - read sentences that had run smoothly enough on first thought but did not seem to suit on reflection . At last her name was signed and the envelope sealed ...
... Muriel was still writing , though sometimes she paused for long minutes and re - read sentences that had run smoothly enough on first thought but did not seem to suit on reflection . At last her name was signed and the envelope sealed ...
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... Muriel Dean was gazing as she sat , idly plucking little blades of grass and flowerlets with restless fingers . It is quite likely , however , that her eyes saw nothing of the view , and that her strong , white , slender fingers were ...
... Muriel Dean was gazing as she sat , idly plucking little blades of grass and flowerlets with restless fingers . It is quite likely , however , that her eyes saw nothing of the view , and that her strong , white , slender fingers were ...
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... Muriel dear , I pass them on to you for answer . Do you love me enough to leave home , dear ones , and native land , to make my life yours ? Can you do so happily , whole - heartedly , and with no doubts A Seaside Reverie 37.
... Muriel dear , I pass them on to you for answer . Do you love me enough to leave home , dear ones , and native land , to make my life yours ? Can you do so happily , whole - heartedly , and with no doubts A Seaside Reverie 37.
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Էջ 208 - 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...
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Էջ 92 - Bar," rang out the sonorous words, "look upon the jury. Gentlemen of the jury, look upon the prisoner at the bar.
Էջ 138 - 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.