Lie Down in Darkness: A NovelBobbs-Merrill, 1951 - 400 pages |
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Page 132
... wind . Beyond these and the willows at the edge of the water , dark ships were passing slowly out to sea . War . And again a wind , faintly chill , pressed against her cheek , bringing an odor of salt and the cool im- minence of fall ...
... wind . Beyond these and the willows at the edge of the water , dark ships were passing slowly out to sea . War . And again a wind , faintly chill , pressed against her cheek , bringing an odor of salt and the cool im- minence of fall ...
Page 133
... wind past the house , garage , all reckoning , but there was a thump and the wind subsided : Milton with a smile reappeared in the garden soaked to the skin , pounding on a tree with her trowel : " Helen ! " he shouted . " Helen , Helen ...
... wind past the house , garage , all reckoning , but there was a thump and the wind subsided : Milton with a smile reappeared in the garden soaked to the skin , pounding on a tree with her trowel : " Helen ! " he shouted . " Helen , Helen ...
Page 356
... wind , " I said , “ faster . " " Faster than the wind you say now ? " " Yes , " I said . He looked at me shrewdly , perspiring and with suspicion . " Well then , tell me now , miss , just how fast is faster than the wind ? " " I don't ...
... wind , " I said , “ faster . " " Faster than the wind you say now ? " " Yes , " I said . He looked at me shrewdly , perspiring and with suspicion . " Well then , tell me now , miss , just how fast is faster than the wind ? " " I don't ...
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