The Bells of St. John'sDoubleday, Page, 1920 - 57 pages |
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Page 30
... Chaplain . They'd been talking about him al- ready . They'd beefed a bit about some of their officers , and disagreed about the merits of others , but there'd seemed no exception to what they thought about Jackson Warne- ' Jack Warne ...
... Chaplain . They'd been talking about him al- ready . They'd beefed a bit about some of their officers , and disagreed about the merits of others , but there'd seemed no exception to what they thought about Jackson Warne- ' Jack Warne ...
Page 32
... chaplain - for of course I knew she'd done it . I'd followed her out to the hall on a made- up errand , my curiosity on top . " He came clear on from Chicago , " she said — and her eyes were fairly shining . " It seemed to me I must ...
... chaplain - for of course I knew she'd done it . I'd followed her out to the hall on a made- up errand , my curiosity on top . " He came clear on from Chicago , " she said — and her eyes were fairly shining . " It seemed to me I must ...
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... . It's the things you can't imagine so easily that I want to tell you about . 99 " Chris , says the chaplain , of a sudden , " I wish we had your fiddle here . Would you play for us , if we 33 The Bells of St. John's.
... . It's the things you can't imagine so easily that I want to tell you about . 99 " Chris , says the chaplain , of a sudden , " I wish we had your fiddle here . Would you play for us , if we 33 The Bells of St. John's.
Page 35
... chaplain looked to me as if it got him in his . I noticed we both of us took a turn up and down the room about the same time . Well , after that had been going on a while somebody called for a song , and presently we were all singing ...
... chaplain looked to me as if it got him in his . I noticed we both of us took a turn up and down the room about the same time . Well , after that had been going on a while somebody called for a song , and presently we were all singing ...
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... chaplain - well , I pretty nearly wanted to hit him , when all at once , when the crowd was about breathless with yelling popular songs , and Chris's weak bow - arm had given out so that Jim Hearne had had to help out on the piano ...
... chaplain - well , I pretty nearly wanted to hit him , when all at once , when the crowd was about breathless with yelling popular songs , and Chris's weak bow - arm had given out so that Jim Hearne had had to help out on the piano ...
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