... women."
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 11
The horses, resting frequently and lathered by the work, had climbed the steep
grade of the old road to Moraga Valley, and on the ... childhood
the talk by the pioneer women of the courtesy and attendance of the caballeros of
the Spanish-California days.
Sunset greeted them...
... down there in a minute."
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 4
After dinner there were two dances in the pavilion, and then the band led the way
to the race track for the ... over the ground and disappeared under the avalanche of
battling forms of the onlookers.
Leaving Saxon under the protection of the Irishman in an oute...
... crossed the plains and opened up this country, and
now we're losing even the chance to work for a living in it. And it's not my fault,
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 2
CHAPTER ... because of the dependence of their trades on the other
tied-up trade's, that odd jobs at common labor were hard to obtain. Billy
minutes he was the worst wr...
... bent to hear, and saw the flush in her cheeks that
seemed communicated to her eyes, which were softly warm and sensuous. He
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 2
Each bought ... with her in joy at the exploit. At the end, as the band
slowed in the last bars, they, too, slowed, their dance fading with the music in a
lengthening glide that cea...
... VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 1
"You hear me, Saxon? Come on along. What if it is the Bricklayers? I'll have
gentlemen friends there, and so'll you. The Al ... It was of solid mahogany.
One end was cracked and dented from the capsize of the wagon in Rock Canyon.
A bullet-hole, plugged, in the face of the top drawer, to...
...
permitted to return, and with heads bent together, they talked in whispers.
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 3
They had dinner in the open-air, tree-walled dining-room, and ... kissed the palm of her hand and put his head closer to hers.
The merry clatter of dishes was increasing as the dining-room filled up. Here and
there voices were rai...
... "On the Banks of the
Wabash." And he sang the song through, undeterred by the bedlam of two general
fights, one on the adjacent platform, the other at the opposite end of the car, both of ... "When the Harvest Days Are Over." Bert and Mary joined in; but when
Billy attempted to add his voice he was dissuaded by a shin-kick from Bert. Saxon
THE...
... murmured; the gate screeched under her hand; and
she hurried along the narrow walk that led around to the corner of the
house.
"Wednesday," he celled softly.
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK ... sighed. And then, appalled at the
length of all the poem, at the volume of the mystery, she rolled the
manuscript and put it away. Again she dipped in th...
... know. The blood ebbed from her face with
the apprehension and fear his appearance caused. She was afraid of the rough bulk
of the man; of the heavy brown eyes, dominant and confident; of the ... that he hurt none of the other fellows' feelings in the way the girls hurt hers.
They all but asked him outright to dance with them, and little of their open pursui...
... pause.
THE VALLEY OF THE MOON
JACK LONDON
BOOK 1
CHAPTER 8
The music stopped at the end of the waltz, leaving Billy and Saxon at the big
entrance doorway of the ballroom. Her hand rested ... you are the master of other men," she said
softly, aware herself of pride in the strength and skill of him.
"It does," he admitted frankly....