The Bells of St. John'sDoubleday, Page, 1920 - 57 pages |
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... lost in thought . Justine went on , after a minute : " I found one of my men , too — an officer - Major Annesley , though he's not in the hospital now . I was al- most as glad to see him as if he'd been 12 The Bells of St. John's.
... lost in thought . Justine went on , after a minute : " I found one of my men , too — an officer - Major Annesley , though he's not in the hospital now . I was al- most as glad to see him as if he'd been 12 The Bells of St. John's.
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... , what could he think ? There wasn't but one answer possible , that I could see . Not care a hang whether Bim and Chris and Justine's Major had to get through the Day without their legs and 14 The Bells of St. John's.
... , what could he think ? There wasn't but one answer possible , that I could see . Not care a hang whether Bim and Chris and Justine's Major had to get through the Day without their legs and 14 The Bells of St. John's.
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... major of the ward , and I don't think he stands any nonsense from the other boys . There's a cock of his head and a twist of his eye- 99 " That's Bim ! " - Old Miles was the nearest to a grin I'd seen him.— " That's certainly Bim . I'll ...
... major of the ward , and I don't think he stands any nonsense from the other boys . There's a cock of his head and a twist of his eye- 99 " That's Bim ! " - Old Miles was the nearest to a grin I'd seen him.— " That's certainly Bim . I'll ...
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... Major at one of the finest bachelor apartments in Wickersham Avenue and mighty willing he looked to leave it , too . We'd arranged to have the various wheel - chairs brought out in a truck , and I managed to make my passengers all ...
... Major at one of the finest bachelor apartments in Wickersham Avenue and mighty willing he looked to leave it , too . We'd arranged to have the various wheel - chairs brought out in a truck , and I managed to make my passengers all ...
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... Major was an odd duck , as she'd said , gruff and grim ; and he didn't do a thing to the men but make them feel conscious of an officer's presence an ex - officer , at that . I didn't feel much sympathy for his loss of an arm , since he ...
... Major was an odd duck , as she'd said , gruff and grim ; and he didn't do a thing to the men but make them feel conscious of an officer's presence an ex - officer , at that . I didn't feel much sympathy for his loss of an arm , since he ...
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