The Other WomanCentury Company, 1920 - 398 pages |
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Page 112
... thrust them within . He paused with his watch in his hand , looking down in deep thought at the locket attached to its fob . With a quick turn of his fist he snapped the chain and , placing the watch 112 THE OTHER WOMAN.
... thrust them within . He paused with his watch in his hand , looking down in deep thought at the locket attached to its fob . With a quick turn of his fist he snapped the chain and , placing the watch 112 THE OTHER WOMAN.
Page 113
... locket in his hand ; searched about himself for a hiding- place for it ; tried this pocket and that ; rejected them all in turn , and , crossing to the fireplace snatched the tongs , and with the air of a man who dares not slacken his ...
... locket in his hand ; searched about himself for a hiding- place for it ; tried this pocket and that ; rejected them all in turn , and , crossing to the fireplace snatched the tongs , and with the air of a man who dares not slacken his ...
Page 169
... hand , and as he snatched it up a bit roughly , to re- place it , something fell with a faint tinkle to the floor . Surprised , Kirven groped for it , and when he rose he held a flat gold locket in his hand . His THE OTHER WOMAN 169.
... hand , and as he snatched it up a bit roughly , to re- place it , something fell with a faint tinkle to the floor . Surprised , Kirven groped for it , and when he rose he held a flat gold locket in his hand . His THE OTHER WOMAN 169.
Page 170
... locket were white with the tension of his grip . It was early morning , and the footsteps of the serv- ants about the house , the boy's voice shouting on the lawn below , his wife's soft movements on the other side of the door drifted ...
... locket were white with the tension of his grip . It was early morning , and the footsteps of the serv- ants about the house , the boy's voice shouting on the lawn below , his wife's soft movements on the other side of the door drifted ...
Page 182
... locket -she divined the miniature - and , as she paused uncer- tainly in the doorway , he raised it to his lips , with a gesture of restrained passion which she knew by heart , and , amid his lingering kisses , she caught a yearning ...
... locket -she divined the miniature - and , as she paused uncer- tainly in the doorway , he raised it to his lips , with a gesture of restrained passion which she knew by heart , and , amid his lingering kisses , she caught a yearning ...
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