... trouble. There ain't no sense in it." THE VALLEY OF THE MOON JACK LONDON BOOK 1 CHAPTER 13 "Our cattle were all played out," Saxon was saying, "and winter was ... "Nope." Billy shook his head. "S and W, because you come first with me." "If I come first with you, you come first with us. Billy, dear, I insist on W and S." "You ... Billy, see the engraving on the inside." "C to D, 18 79," he read. "Carlton to Daisy Carlton was my father's first name. And now, Billy, you've got to get it engraved...
... family had not, he had after all seen but very A Prince of Sinners E. Phillips Oppenheim BOOK 1 CHAPTER 3 KINGSTON BROOKS HAS A VISITOR Kingston Brooks was twenty-five years old, strong, ... had been living for years in profound solitude when I found him. Frankly, I considered from the first that his mind was unhinged. Therein I fancy lies the whole explanation of his silence and ... into the heart of life. He was a young solicitor recently established in Medchester, without friends save those he was now making, and absolutely without interest of any sort. He had a small...
... election committee, mapping out the course of A Prince of Sinners E. Phillips Oppenheim BOOK 1 CHAPTER 14 AN AWKWARD QUESTION "You think they really liked it, then?" "How ... sometimes becomes a little difficult." "Have you friends in London?" he asked. "None! I tried living there when I first came back for a few weeks, but it was impossible." ... certain personal qualities, which he had realized and understood from the first. She carried herself well, she walked with the free graceful movements of a well-bred and healthy girl. In her face...
... unsought, and that I do not find it pleasant to be called a liar under my own roof and before my friends. " "It is incredible," he said, softly, "but it is true. You are the ... him." "You did both," she answered, fiercely. "You were his evil genius from the first. It was through you he took to drink, through you he became a gambler. You encouraged him ... acquaintance with me I should scarcely have a moment to call my own, or a house fit to ask my friends to visit. Be so good as to make my answer sufficiently explicit." "It is unnecessary,...