A Soldier of LifeConstable Limited, 1916 - 308 pages |
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Page 15
... afraid . But afraid I was ; and exactly what I was afraid of I could not tell , and this ignorance made it worse . I ought to be glad , I argued . The only experience that at all tallied with it was the experience of medieval saints ...
... afraid . But afraid I was ; and exactly what I was afraid of I could not tell , and this ignorance made it worse . I ought to be glad , I argued . The only experience that at all tallied with it was the experience of medieval saints ...
Page 21
... 'm a most infernal nuisance , I'm afraid . " She said , frowning angrily , " It's mean of you to say that . " I looked at her in surprise , not following her line of thought . She threw back her head to A SOLDIER OF LIFE 21.
... 'm a most infernal nuisance , I'm afraid . " She said , frowning angrily , " It's mean of you to say that . " I looked at her in surprise , not following her line of thought . She threw back her head to A SOLDIER OF LIFE 21.
Page 32
... afraid . You must try and not be afraid to - morrow morning in the daylight . It has taken me a long time to make you see me , but now I shall often be able to come . I'll leave this feather- look - on the window - sill . It will help ...
... afraid . You must try and not be afraid to - morrow morning in the daylight . It has taken me a long time to make you see me , but now I shall often be able to come . I'll leave this feather- look - on the window - sill . It will help ...
Page 34
... afraid . " I went straight to my study to enter the words it had spoken to me , while I remembered them , with the date of appearance and one or two remarks , in a note- book . I sat pen in hand , thinking what else I should enter ...
... afraid . " I went straight to my study to enter the words it had spoken to me , while I remembered them , with the date of appearance and one or two remarks , in a note- book . I sat pen in hand , thinking what else I should enter ...
Page 68
... that I might laugh in his face at the ridiculous question . He did not come , however , to my unwavering satisfaction , for I knew that he was afraid of my resolution , even if he had the power , which 68 A SOLDIER OF LIFE.
... that I might laugh in his face at the ridiculous question . He did not come , however , to my unwavering satisfaction , for I knew that he was afraid of my resolution , even if he had the power , which 68 A SOLDIER OF LIFE.
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