The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 181George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray Smith, Elder and Company, 1974 |
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... hands and swept into the room . I had a glimpse of the bed and a washbasin and a gas plate , and a side table with a two - foot Christmas tree on it decorated with hand - cut paper ornaments and a few unlit candles . Then the door ...
... hands and swept into the room . I had a glimpse of the bed and a washbasin and a gas plate , and a side table with a two - foot Christmas tree on it decorated with hand - cut paper ornaments and a few unlit candles . Then the door ...
Page 31
... hand . He did not want to leave the island of light which his candle had cast round us . Yes , he said , he knew about women . He had even fallen in love . He started to shuffle his feet again . His watery eyes pleaded with me not to ...
... hand . He did not want to leave the island of light which his candle had cast round us . Yes , he said , he knew about women . He had even fallen in love . He started to shuffle his feet again . His watery eyes pleaded with me not to ...
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... hand he grasped to lead the way into the cottage . Ruth followed independently . In the sitting room they found Aunt Nicola in a chair with Bluey , whom her hands caressed . Uncle Geoff set down the axe sharp , clash on the stone . At ...
... hand he grasped to lead the way into the cottage . Ruth followed independently . In the sitting room they found Aunt Nicola in a chair with Bluey , whom her hands caressed . Uncle Geoff set down the axe sharp , clash on the stone . At ...
Contents
POEMS translated by Graeme Wilson | 28 |
PRISONER by Elizabeth Jennings | 53 |
JOHN MURRAY 50 ALBEMARLE STREET LONDON W1X | 75 |
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