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... knew , precisely what he knew . Then he said , in the same tight voice : " If I only could , if I only ... " " Dared , Mr. DeWitt ? " It was all melodramatic and somehow shoddy . Deep within the actor's body a little worm of repugnance ...
... knew , precisely what he knew . Then he said , in the same tight voice : " If I only could , if I only ... " " Dared , Mr. DeWitt ? " It was all melodramatic and somehow shoddy . Deep within the actor's body a little worm of repugnance ...
Page 342
... knew that Wood was the author of that letter , and when by comparison of handwritings we did discover this fact , it was too late to prevent the second tragedy . At the time the letter arrived , it appeared to be the communication of an ...
... knew that Wood was the author of that letter , and when by comparison of handwritings we did discover this fact , it was too late to prevent the second tragedy . At the time the letter arrived , it appeared to be the communication of an ...
Page 352
... knew . He found his opportunity the very first night of DeWitt's acquittal , and he seized it . In this Wood outsmarted me , did the utterly unexpected . When Collins approached him I could scent nothing wrong , because I knew Collins ...
... knew . He found his opportunity the very first night of DeWitt's acquittal , and he seized it . In this Wood outsmarted me , did the utterly unexpected . When Collins approached him I could scent nothing wrong , because I knew Collins ...
Contents
ACT I | 15 |
A Suite in the Hotel Grant | 23 |
The FortySecond Street Crosstown | 30 |
Copyright | |
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