The Yale Literary Magazine, Volume 92, Issue 8Herrick & Noyes, 1927 |
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Page 251
... became one of a little crowd of girls who , like her , at- tended Greenfield High School , and who relieved the tediousness of the walk by doing it together . Those who lived farthest away would start from their houses while the sky was ...
... became one of a little crowd of girls who , like her , at- tended Greenfield High School , and who relieved the tediousness of the walk by doing it together . Those who lived farthest away would start from their houses while the sky was ...
Page 253
... became engrossed in trying to attract Charlie's attention , in trying to please him , and the boys sat still or stood about at the sides of the room , silent and indignant . The table had been quickly cleared and a pack of cards ...
... became engrossed in trying to attract Charlie's attention , in trying to please him , and the boys sat still or stood about at the sides of the room , silent and indignant . The table had been quickly cleared and a pack of cards ...
Page 255
... became more and more intense . They were talking about the boys now , confiding their preferences and the reasons for them . A breath of wind blew into the room , passing over their faces , and Esther realized that she was very hot and ...
... became more and more intense . They were talking about the boys now , confiding their preferences and the reasons for them . A breath of wind blew into the room , passing over their faces , and Esther realized that she was very hot and ...
Page 256
... became accustomed to the idea of her friend's seduction and her imagination was exhausted with considering it . But there grew up in its place a furious indignation at their hypocrisy . She felt weak and sick whenever the thought of it ...
... became accustomed to the idea of her friend's seduction and her imagination was exhausted with considering it . But there grew up in its place a furious indignation at their hypocrisy . She felt weak and sick whenever the thought of it ...
Page 258
... became aware of her animosity . " Say Charlie , " cried one of the girls , " What in the world have you done to little Esther ? She's certainly got it in for you . " " Don't ask me , " he replied indifferently , without so much as ...
... became aware of her animosity . " Say Charlie , " cried one of the girls , " What in the world have you done to little Esther ? She's certainly got it in for you . " " Don't ask me , " he replied indifferently , without so much as ...
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Page 268 - The story is beautifully designed, and it moves with the inevitability of a fugue. It is packed with observation, all fresh, all shrewd, all sound. There is gargantuan humor in it, and there is also something not far from moving drama. It is American from the first low cackle of the prologue to the last gigantic obscenity — as American as goose-stepping or the mean admiration of mean things.
Page 274 - The saint at every window Was a sentinel in arms. They might have checked the water Which can seep through any stone, Or held at bay the mildew Which will permeate the bone.
Page 254 - She was shocked and her hands trembled so that she could hardly manage the plates. "How could they act this way?