Harper's Magazine, Volume 145Henry Mills Alden, Thomas Bucklin Wells, Lee Foster Hartman, Frederick Lewis Allen Harper & Brothers, 1922 - American literature Important American periodical dating back to 1850. |
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... head over her . Mr. Dainopoulos sud- denly put his pipe in his pocket and put his hands on either side of the pil- low . Mr. Spokesly could see nothing save the man's broad , humped shoul- ders . There was a moment of silence . Mr ...
... head over her . Mr. Dainopoulos sud- denly put his pipe in his pocket and put his hands on either side of the pil- low . Mr. Spokesly could see nothing save the man's broad , humped shoul- ders . There was a moment of silence . Mr ...
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... head quickly and listened . There was a sound of some one being admitted . " So you've met your fate , anyway , " she observed to Mr. Spokesly , yet still listening to the distant sound . " Yes , " he said , with a smile , " I reckon ...
... head quickly and listened . There was a sound of some one being admitted . " So you've met your fate , anyway , " she observed to Mr. Spokesly , yet still listening to the distant sound . " Yes , " he said , with a smile , " I reckon ...
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... head for a moment , and Mr. Spokesly was caught unawares in the brilliance of a dazzling , yet enig- matic , glance from the amber eyes . " A friend of my husband's , " said Mrs. Dainopoulos . " He is English , you know , like me . From ...
... head for a moment , and Mr. Spokesly was caught unawares in the brilliance of a dazzling , yet enig- matic , glance from the amber eyes . " A friend of my husband's , " said Mrs. Dainopoulos . " He is English , you know , like me . From ...
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... head . At the sound of his voice the door opened a little more so that he could slide his body sideways through the aperture . Then the door closed behind him and the hotel resumed its appearance of a monstrous Renais- sance tomb ...
... head . At the sound of his voice the door opened a little more so that he could slide his body sideways through the aperture . Then the door closed behind him and the hotel resumed its appearance of a monstrous Renais- sance tomb ...
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... heads toward the un- known . The creek is usually dry enough , we opined by the wagon tracks that curved through its ... head . Meanwhile a dog named Paw - pee ( puppy ) looked on , and the flies- " very industrious , " sighed Señora ...
... heads toward the un- known . The creek is usually dry enough , we opined by the wagon tracks that curved through its ... head . Meanwhile a dog named Paw - pee ( puppy ) looked on , and the flies- " very industrious , " sighed Señora ...
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