Overland Monthly and Out West MagazineA. Roman and Company, 1892 |
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Page 33
... night - shirt . He tapped at my door and asked me what time it was . " I saw by the transom that there was a light in your room , " said he , “ so you will excuse me for venturing to knock . One A. M. , is it ? Why I thought it must be ...
... night - shirt . He tapped at my door and asked me what time it was . " I saw by the transom that there was a light in your room , " said he , “ so you will excuse me for venturing to knock . One A. M. , is it ? Why I thought it must be ...
Page 34
... night in that thin voice of his , I knew I should have to read three more chapters of " Sappho " to get him and his confound- ed insomnia off my mind . By the time I had finished reading , it was three o'clock in the morning . I heard ...
... night in that thin voice of his , I knew I should have to read three more chapters of " Sappho " to get him and his confound- ed insomnia off my mind . By the time I had finished reading , it was three o'clock in the morning . I heard ...
Page 35
... night . One day , when particularly angry at the world , my eye fell upon the mando- lin . I had been out a few evenings before at an entertainment where a man with gray hair had played the mandolin very sweetly , and he had told me ...
... night . One day , when particularly angry at the world , my eye fell upon the mando- lin . I had been out a few evenings before at an entertainment where a man with gray hair had played the mandolin very sweetly , and he had told me ...
Page 36
... night , " said he , with radiant face , " and had about despaired of sleep for the night , when , of a sudden , the music of your mandolin stole upon my nervous ear . The effect was magical . In less than ten minutes , as nearly as I ...
... night , " said he , with radiant face , " and had about despaired of sleep for the night , when , of a sudden , the music of your mandolin stole upon my nervous ear . The effect was magical . In less than ten minutes , as nearly as I ...
Page 37
... night , after a particularly rough time of it among the animals of the exchange , I went home , feeling more blue than blue . I picked up the mandolin and opened my door . " No matter how down on my luck I may feel , " thought I , " I ...
... night , after a particularly rough time of it among the animals of the exchange , I went home , feeling more blue than blue . I picked up the mandolin and opened my door . " No matter how down on my luck I may feel , " thought I , " I ...
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