Jack, Volume 1Little, Brown, 1900 - 409 pages |
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Page 19
... remained unan- swered , for what she had done little Jack knew no more than she herself , and ignorant what to say , or how to comfort her , he took her hand timidly and pressed it against his lips with all the fervor of a lover . She ...
... remained unan- swered , for what she had done little Jack knew no more than she herself , and ignorant what to say , or how to comfort her , he took her hand timidly and pressed it against his lips with all the fervor of a lover . She ...
Page 33
... remained closed , and Mademoiselle was beginning to grow impatient , when a shrill voice called from a distance , " Why don't you open , you parcel of monkeys ! " Then that strange whispering grew louder and more emphatic . A key was ...
... remained closed , and Mademoiselle was beginning to grow impatient , when a shrill voice called from a distance , " Why don't you open , you parcel of monkeys ! " Then that strange whispering grew louder and more emphatic . A key was ...
Page 34
... remained at the entrance a tall lean mulatto , whose white cravat , wound several times about his skinny neck , made his face seem darker and dingier even than it was . Monsieur Moronval besought Mademoiselle Constant to enter ...
... remained at the entrance a tall lean mulatto , whose white cravat , wound several times about his skinny neck , made his face seem darker and dingier even than it was . Monsieur Moronval besought Mademoiselle Constant to enter ...
Page 40
... remained squatted before the fire , where his presence seemed quite needless . The chimney had at first refused to consume the smallest stick of wood , just as the stomach after long fasting , refuses all nourishment , but now it ...
... remained squatted before the fire , where his presence seemed quite needless . The chimney had at first refused to consume the smallest stick of wood , just as the stomach after long fasting , refuses all nourishment , but now it ...
Page 41
... remained there ? And this thought recurring , he told himself that perhaps here also they would refuse to receive him . For a moment he was afraid they would . Near the table , around the big register , the two Moronvals and Constant ...
... remained there ? And this thought recurring , he told himself that perhaps here also they would refuse to receive him . For a moment he was afraid they would . Near the table , around the big register , the two Moronvals and Constant ...
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Page 103 - DE L'ENFANT A SON RÉVEIL O père qu'adore mon père ! Toi qu'on ne nomme qu'à genoux! Toi, dont le nom terrible et doux Fait courber le front de ma mère! On dit que ce brillant soleil N'est qu'un jouet de ta puissance; Que sous tes pieds il se balance Comme une lampe de vermeil. On dit que c'est toi qui fais naître Les petits oiseaux dans les champs, Et qui...