The Bells of St. John'sDoubleday, Page, 1920 - 57 pages |
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Grace Smith Richmond. " He's quite scratched , though . And so is Chris Fiske . " " Chris Fiske ! What's wrong with him ? " " He's in a wheel - chair , too . Flat . Spine injured . He's envying Hedges like everything , with only his legs ...
Grace Smith Richmond. " He's quite scratched , though . And so is Chris Fiske . " " Chris Fiske ! What's wrong with him ? " " He's in a wheel - chair , too . Flat . Spine injured . He's envying Hedges like everything , with only his legs ...
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... Chris Fiske , and to a little flat in Blount Street for a young ex- corporal who was still suffering from the effects of his gassing and coughed most of the time . Then I picked up Justine's Major at one of the finest bachelor ...
... Chris Fiske , and to a little flat in Blount Street for a young ex- corporal who was still suffering from the effects of his gassing and coughed most of the time . Then I picked up Justine's Major at one of the finest bachelor ...
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... Chris Fiske , with two useless legs under the rug that covered the lower part of his chair , but two per- fectly good arms above it , was play- ing for us . He was a trifle scared and shaky at first , but pretty soon he forgot 34 The ...
... Chris Fiske , with two useless legs under the rug that covered the lower part of his chair , but two per- fectly good arms above it , was play- ing for us . He was a trifle scared and shaky at first , but pretty soon he forgot 34 The ...
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... Chris Fiske was softly practising the Wedding March with Jim Hearne at the piano . That boy was a wonder with the fiddle , and I knew the Wedding March was going to sound as it never had before . How could it help it , with a veteran of ...
... Chris Fiske was softly practising the Wedding March with Jim Hearne at the piano . That boy was a wonder with the fiddle , and I knew the Wedding March was going to sound as it never had before . How could it help it , with a veteran of ...
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