Lie Down in Darkness: A NovelBobbs-Merrill, 1951 - 400 pages |
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Page 348
... smell of sea ; I saw the gulls winging southward toward the river : one had a fish in its mouth which fell ; the gulls flew on . I was thirsty and I thought of going into a bar : then I was more than thirsty and I knew that I would ...
... smell of sea ; I saw the gulls winging southward toward the river : one had a fish in its mouth which fell ; the gulls flew on . I was thirsty and I thought of going into a bar : then I was more than thirsty and I knew that I would ...
Page 366
... smell of roses : you mustn't mustn't can't you be proper . God punishes improper children . I could smell roses and I heard the bees buzzing in the heat ; then Bunny came and we sat out on the seawall and he read me James James Morrison ...
... smell of roses : you mustn't mustn't can't you be proper . God punishes improper children . I could smell roses and I heard the bees buzzing in the heat ; then Bunny came and we sat out on the seawall and he read me James James Morrison ...
Page 385
... smell - like a pantry I knew once where La Ruth used to change , an odor of pickles there , and lemons , resting mingled and palpable on the heat , yet through it all this smell , of a land lost from me , unvisited , irretrievable ...
... smell - like a pantry I knew once where La Ruth used to change , an odor of pickles there , and lemons , resting mingled and palpable on the heat , yet through it all this smell , of a land lost from me , unvisited , irretrievable ...
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