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... of men who were working and enjoving their work because they knew they were doing it well and did not care to do anything else . It seemed but a few minutes to Isaac when it was all over , but he felt that he had lived a life - time .
... of men who were working and enjoving their work because they knew they were doing it well and did not care to do anything else . It seemed but a few minutes to Isaac when it was all over , but he felt that he had lived a life - time .
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Excepting his gigantic stature , he seemed not unlike a man could look , only in place of two eyes he had one in the middle of his forehead . Observing my fright , for I am the most terrible of cowards , he smiled indulgently ; still ...
Excepting his gigantic stature , he seemed not unlike a man could look , only in place of two eyes he had one in the middle of his forehead . Observing my fright , for I am the most terrible of cowards , he smiled indulgently ; still ...
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All of her wages went for these and peppermint lozenges . The latter she devoured in quantities , the strong biting quality pleasing her taste immensely . She was always good - natured , and seemed to be content and very fond ...
All of her wages went for these and peppermint lozenges . The latter she devoured in quantities , the strong biting quality pleasing her taste immensely . She was always good - natured , and seemed to be content and very fond ...
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Sometimes she would say , " He not come , " and seemed worried . Again she would say , " He come soon , " and begin to prepare supper for him . For me she had much admiration , and my fair skin and my hair were always a wonder and ...
Sometimes she would say , " He not come , " and seemed worried . Again she would say , " He come soon , " and begin to prepare supper for him . For me she had much admiration , and my fair skin and my hair were always a wonder and ...
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The very hum of insect life , so marked in Mexico , seemed stilled at noon - tide . June has arrived . A slight mist begins to gather on the mountain slopes , which lose their sharp outline . A little cloud or two floats in the sky ...
The very hum of insect life , so marked in Mexico , seemed stilled at noon - tide . June has arrived . A slight mist begins to gather on the mountain slopes , which lose their sharp outline . A little cloud or two floats in the sky ...
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