Overland Monthly, Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman 1868-1875, 1916 |
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Page 15
... hand clasp with which he welcomed Cuttle was strictly in character . For a quarter of an hour the talk ran along personal lines , until Cuttle happened to refer to the fact that a cafeteria was a novelty to him . " I declare , I had ...
... hand clasp with which he welcomed Cuttle was strictly in character . For a quarter of an hour the talk ran along personal lines , until Cuttle happened to refer to the fact that a cafeteria was a novelty to him . " I declare , I had ...
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... hand the while . Every- one was promising to give Harold his first case ; each one would be that mys- terious unknown , Harold's first client . Of course , as customary , unknown to the family , Wong peeked in from the butler's pantry ...
... hand the while . Every- one was promising to give Harold his first case ; each one would be that mys- terious unknown , Harold's first client . Of course , as customary , unknown to the family , Wong peeked in from the butler's pantry ...
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... hand in his pocket and paid Wong's bail , at which Wong nearly wept . He himself could have had bail long ago , but ... hands to his head , and somewhere from the plaits of his queue , he produced a fifty cent piece . " You takee him ...
... hand in his pocket and paid Wong's bail , at which Wong nearly wept . He himself could have had bail long ago , but ... hands to his head , and somewhere from the plaits of his queue , he produced a fifty cent piece . " You takee him ...
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... hand of Madame Gordon went out to him caressingly . " I happened to be passing , " he ex- plained to her , " and saw that I was just in time to take you home with me , dear . " She gave him a look of love , fond- ling his arm with her hand ...
... hand of Madame Gordon went out to him caressingly . " I happened to be passing , " he ex- plained to her , " and saw that I was just in time to take you home with me , dear . " She gave him a look of love , fond- ling his arm with her hand ...
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... hand to sweep the portieres apart , he started and stepped back quickly , staring into the barrel of a revolver . The white hand that held it tensed trembling , but with a finger on the trigger . It was Madame Gordon who confronted him ...
... hand to sweep the portieres apart , he started and stepped back quickly , staring into the barrel of a revolver . The white hand that held it tensed trembling , but with a finger on the trigger . It was Madame Gordon who confronted him ...
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