LandmarksMethuen, 1914 - 308 էջ |
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Էջ 23
... it have been impatience under these pre- liminaries - the graspingness , the interminable talk- that set up in the child a revolt against ceremonial and redundancy which lasted till the end and made him ENTERTAINERS , AND A SHOCK 23.
... it have been impatience under these pre- liminaries - the graspingness , the interminable talk- that set up in the child a revolt against ceremonial and redundancy which lasted till the end and made him ENTERTAINERS , AND A SHOCK 23.
Էջ 25
... Talk about magic ! These were magicians , if you like . The blindfolded brother hardly ever made a mistake , and if he chanced to do so , it needed only two or three more questions to put him on the right tack . And always when the ...
... Talk about magic ! These were magicians , if you like . The blindfolded brother hardly ever made a mistake , and if he chanced to do so , it needed only two or three more questions to put him on the right tack . And always when the ...
Էջ 35
... talking to the gardener . " I'm afraid , " said Uncle Hector , laughing , " that Rudd has fallen into bad company . " Rudd looked up with a start . " As a matter of fact , " Uncle Hector THE NICE GARDENER AND A PROBLEM 35.
... talking to the gardener . " I'm afraid , " said Uncle Hector , laughing , " that Rudd has fallen into bad company . " Rudd looked up with a start . " As a matter of fact , " Uncle Hector THE NICE GARDENER AND A PROBLEM 35.
Էջ 55
... hand as he watched the door by which the Gentlemen came out . One by one they emerged , and at last came his hero , carrying his cricket bag and accompanied by three or four others , all talking and laughing . For THE WAGER 55.
... hand as he watched the door by which the Gentlemen came out . One by one they emerged , and at last came his hero , carrying his cricket bag and accompanied by three or four others , all talking and laughing . For THE WAGER 55.
Էջ 56
Edward Verrall Lucas. or four others , all talking and laughing . For the first time Rudd saw him wearing a hat . Many a boy would have gone up to him and said , " Here's your penny , " but Rudd could not break into the conversation . He ...
Edward Verrall Lucas. or four others , all talking and laughing . For the first time Rudd saw him wearing a hat . Many a boy would have gone up to him and said , " Here's your penny , " but Rudd could not break into the conversation . He ...
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Էջ 213 - WILT thou have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of matrimony ? Wilt thou love her, comfort her, honour, and keep her, in sickness and in health, and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live ? The man shall answer, I Will.
Էջ 214 - 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 124 - One of the most serious thoughts that life provokes is the reflection that we can never tell, at the time, whether a word, a look, a touch, an occurrence of any kind, is trivial or important.
Էջ 20 - Adam and Eve and Pinchme Went down to the river to "bathe. Adam and. Eve got drownded Who do you think was saved?
Էջ 177 - There is only one thing to do and that is to go on down the river.
Էջ 214 - Esther, to be my wedded wife, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, to love and to cherish, till death us do part ; and thereto I plight thee my troth.
Էջ 45 - A starry night for a ramble, In the flowery dell, Through the bush and bramble, Kiss, but never tell!
Էջ 1 - Lucas calls his story a moving-picture novel, because in it he has fried to adapt to the novelist's use the methods of "the gifted gentlemen who apply the severe selective machinery of the cinema.