Lie Down in Darkness: A NovelBobbs-Merrill, 1951 - 400 pages |
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Page 100
... walked up the dimly lit front steps and started to go into the lobby but , drawing back suddenly , she paused there for a moment , watching . He halted and hid behind the fender of a car . Then he saw her go into the lobby , softly ...
... walked up the dimly lit front steps and started to go into the lobby but , drawing back suddenly , she paused there for a moment , watching . He halted and hid behind the fender of a car . Then he saw her go into the lobby , softly ...
Page 373
... walked south down the block gazing upward at the - 21 , 19 , 17 - descending nu- merals . Then I came to 15 and then I thought : suppose the clock again . Suppose the blessed , wonderful , enclosing , warm clock . Sup- pose he should ...
... walked south down the block gazing upward at the - 21 , 19 , 17 - descending nu- merals . Then I came to 15 and then I thought : suppose the clock again . Suppose the blessed , wonderful , enclosing , warm clock . Sup- pose he should ...
Page 385
... walked up again , past walls peeling plaster , crayon marks and water stains , upward and upward through the pervasive sour smell - like a pantry I knew once where La Ruth used to change , an odor of pickles there , and lemons , resting ...
... walked up again , past walls peeling plaster , crayon marks and water stains , upward and upward through the pervasive sour smell - like a pantry I knew once where La Ruth used to change , an odor of pickles there , and lemons , resting ...
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