Apples by Night: StoriesJonathan Cape, 1932 - 314 pages |
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Page 45
... body and mind were in agreement . Pleasant to feel the sun soaking through the body , ripening it ; like an apple , born intolerably sour but waking to a mellow sweetness . Apples jumping over a stile , twenty , thirty , forty ...
... body and mind were in agreement . Pleasant to feel the sun soaking through the body , ripening it ; like an apple , born intolerably sour but waking to a mellow sweetness . Apples jumping over a stile , twenty , thirty , forty ...
Page 140
... body and he drew her close , stroking gently , murmuring words which he never knew he possessed . A few painful moments and she was soft and quiet again , creeping ashamedly from his arms . ' I think I should like some fish , ' she said ...
... body and he drew her close , stroking gently , murmuring words which he never knew he possessed . A few painful moments and she was soft and quiet again , creeping ashamedly from his arms . ' I think I should like some fish , ' she said ...
Page 166
... body and twisted it , thinking to free her head , but it wasn't to be done so easily . She squealed a bit , and I strained and strained without noticing over- much how her face was changing colour . It was just as if she was eating ...
... body and twisted it , thinking to free her head , but it wasn't to be done so easily . She squealed a bit , and I strained and strained without noticing over- much how her face was changing colour . It was just as if she was eating ...
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