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... Lake Leman , on fine days so trim and pretty , artificial like a piece of water in a French garden , in this tempestuous weather was as secret and as menacing as the sea . He made up his mind that , on getting back to his hotel , he ...
... Lake Leman , on fine days so trim and pretty , artificial like a piece of water in a French garden , in this tempestuous weather was as secret and as menacing as the sea . He made up his mind that , on getting back to his hotel , he ...
Page 100
... lake or hired a horse and trotted sedately , for in that neat and orderly Canton it is difficult to find a stretch of turf where you can have a good gallop , along the macadamized roads in the environs of the town . He wandered on foot ...
... lake or hired a horse and trotted sedately , for in that neat and orderly Canton it is difficult to find a stretch of turf where you can have a good gallop , along the macadamized roads in the environs of the town . He wandered on foot ...
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... lake looked just as tawdry and unreal as it looked on the picture - post cards ) he tried not so much to find his way about a half - forgotten scene as to reform in his mind some recollection of the shy and eager lad , so impatient for ...
... lake looked just as tawdry and unreal as it looked on the picture - post cards ) he tried not so much to find his way about a half - forgotten scene as to reform in his mind some recollection of the shy and eager lad , so impatient for ...
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