Apples by Night: StoriesJonathan Cape, 1932 - 314 pages |
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... returning to her stool , but only for a moment , for her ears had caught the expected sounds , scrape of wheels , the snort of the mare , her ... returned with laden dish . ' Damned stink ! ' He was fidgeting with the 19 APPLES BY NIGHT.
... returning to her stool , but only for a moment , for her ears had caught the expected sounds , scrape of wheels , the snort of the mare , her ... returned with laden dish . ' Damned stink ! ' He was fidgeting with the 19 APPLES BY NIGHT.
Page 82
... returned , signals a withdrawal . Mother and daughter eye each other . Regret- fully Héloïse kisses Henri on the ear , whispering her mind . ' But the time , my child , past twelve ! And how little you would gain , even if I spoke to ...
... returned , signals a withdrawal . Mother and daughter eye each other . Regret- fully Héloïse kisses Henri on the ear , whispering her mind . ' But the time , my child , past twelve ! And how little you would gain , even if I spoke to ...
Page 297
... . Their sense of values and distance changed overnight , and thenceforth they were lost to the sea and wind . Some , vainglorious , returned to Seahouses , spread- ing the new gospel in newspaper terms and , perceptibly 297 SEAHOUSES.
... . Their sense of values and distance changed overnight , and thenceforth they were lost to the sea and wind . Some , vainglorious , returned to Seahouses , spread- ing the new gospel in newspaper terms and , perceptibly 297 SEAHOUSES.
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