Lie Down in Darkness: A NovelBobbs-Merrill, 1951 - 400 pages |
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Page 53
... gazed at the bay , resting in steamy doldrums . A few gulls circled lazily . Somewhere out of sight a motorboat coughed fitfully , died . In the winter , he thought , the bay would be gray and frozen , rimmed round its shore with snow ...
... gazed at the bay , resting in steamy doldrums . A few gulls circled lazily . Somewhere out of sight a motorboat coughed fitfully , died . In the winter , he thought , the bay would be gray and frozen , rimmed round its shore with snow ...
Page 223
... gazed at Maudie and didn't smile , only reached out his hand and made a ball come out of her ear , another from her hair . Maudie knew maybe , Helen said ; no , she must have known . There was that silent , sad , mysterious communion ...
... gazed at Maudie and didn't smile , only reached out his hand and made a ball come out of her ear , another from her hair . Maudie knew maybe , Helen said ; no , she must have known . There was that silent , sad , mysterious communion ...
Page 348
... gazed at the heat in a chilled reverie , like an orchid inside a florist's icebox . I must not , but the sign said BAR and I pulled open the door . Two colored boys came out carrying a wooden plank ; I could hear hammering inside and I ...
... gazed at the heat in a chilled reverie , like an orchid inside a florist's icebox . I must not , but the sign said BAR and I pulled open the door . Two colored boys came out carrying a wooden plank ; I could hear hammering inside and I ...
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