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Page 395
... seemed to take the shape of a circle , conforming to the course of the horse . The rider's gaze , as she peered straight ahead , seemed to be circular , as though bent by force of circumstance ; then time itself began running in circles ...
... seemed to take the shape of a circle , conforming to the course of the horse . The rider's gaze , as she peered straight ahead , seemed to be circular , as though bent by force of circumstance ; then time itself began running in circles ...
Page 557
... seemed equally unsatisfac- tory . " Mother " and " father , " " ma , " " papa , " " pa , " " dad , " " pop " ( how I hated the all - American sound of that last word ) -all these I felt were unsuitable terms of address for my parents ...
... seemed equally unsatisfac- tory . " Mother " and " father , " " ma , " " papa , " " pa , " " dad , " " pop " ( how I hated the all - American sound of that last word ) -all these I felt were unsuitable terms of address for my parents ...
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... seemed , the lean bare - backed downs , sent the moth fluttering from side to side of his square of the window pane . One could not help watching him . One was , indeed , conscious of a queer feeling of pity for him . The possibilities ...
... seemed , the lean bare - backed downs , sent the moth fluttering from side to side of his square of the window pane . One could not help watching him . One was , indeed , conscious of a queer feeling of pity for him . The possibilities ...
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