Was it Murder, Or, The Relentless CurrentG.P. Putnam's Sons, 1912 - 324 էջ |
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... , can sometimes be erroneous , and that fatal errors have been made . She leaves with those who value the sacred- ness of human life the unspoken question , " Do we dare to kill if that killing might some day vi Publishers ' Note.
... , can sometimes be erroneous , and that fatal errors have been made . She leaves with those who value the sacred- ness of human life the unspoken question , " Do we dare to kill if that killing might some day vi Publishers ' Note.
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... Humanity was IT baked in the sun and stifled in the shade . The unlovely town had been a most uninviting place , while in the sweltering country everything was dust - covered and parched from lack of the rain that had so long been ...
... Humanity was IT baked in the sun and stifled in the shade . The unlovely town had been a most uninviting place , while in the sweltering country everything was dust - covered and parched from lack of the rain that had so long been ...
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... human family . Now the storm , which had so long threatened , broke with pent - up fury and let loose upon the shuddering earth the vials of its wrath . Flash after flash of lightning , crash after crash of thunder , shook and ...
... human family . Now the storm , which had so long threatened , broke with pent - up fury and let loose upon the shuddering earth the vials of its wrath . Flash after flash of lightning , crash after crash of thunder , shook and ...
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... humanity had thought it nearly past . This tempest seemed to have within it the power to discharge its waters and electric force , again and again , and the lull between each onslaught was hardly long enough for the weary watchers to ...
... humanity had thought it nearly past . This tempest seemed to have within it the power to discharge its waters and electric force , again and again , and the lull between each onslaught was hardly long enough for the weary watchers to ...
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... human family . " " Profound silence had reigned during the reading of this item in the musical , sonorous , and rhyth- mic tones that made the Rector's voice a joy to all listeners . Each member of the little family had kept her eyes ...
... human family . " " Profound silence had reigned during the reading of this item in the musical , sonorous , and rhyth- mic tones that made the Rector's voice a joy to all listeners . Each member of the little family had kept her eyes ...
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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.