... 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,...