Lie Down in Darkness: A NovelBobbs-Merrill, 1951 - 400 pages |
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Page 155
... sort of life he was living and brought him closer and closer to the decisions he knew he would eventually have to face . And moreover , where these moments of confusion - as they often did - concerned Peyton , they left him shaken and ...
... sort of life he was living and brought him closer and closer to the decisions he knew he would eventually have to face . And moreover , where these moments of confusion - as they often did - concerned Peyton , they left him shaken and ...
Page 175
... sort of relation between Maudie's strength and Helen's dis- position , and whatever winds chanced to cloud the little girl's health , chilling that small store of vitality - and little , he'd think , little girl ; my God , she's twenty ...
... sort of relation between Maudie's strength and Helen's dis- position , and whatever winds chanced to cloud the little girl's health , chilling that small store of vitality - and little , he'd think , little girl ; my God , she's twenty ...
Page 227
... sort of pro- consul for Senator Byrd . Cartwright was a vigorous , domineering man , but like most real geniuses he had a grace and a sort of modula- tion of tone - a way of getting along with people - and he knew when to lower his ...
... sort of pro- consul for Senator Byrd . Cartwright was a vigorous , domineering man , but like most real geniuses he had a grace and a sort of modula- tion of tone - a way of getting along with people - and he knew when to lower his ...
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