Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 301William Blackwood, 1967 - England |
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Page 165
He had been unable to shrug off the persistent thought that his eyes had not deceived him in the dusk , and that what he had seen for a flickering moment had been a living reptile . An hour went past and still he waited , held there in ...
He had been unable to shrug off the persistent thought that his eyes had not deceived him in the dusk , and that what he had seen for a flickering moment had been a living reptile . An hour went past and still he waited , held there in ...
Page 235
The white of the marble country , when one's eyes got accustomed to it , was flat and lifeless , not the sparkling white of frost and snow . I saw in the depths of the stonecutters ' eyes a pale , bleached look , and was disturbed .
The white of the marble country , when one's eyes got accustomed to it , was flat and lifeless , not the sparkling white of frost and snow . I saw in the depths of the stonecutters ' eyes a pale , bleached look , and was disturbed .
Page 263
A signal lamp was flashing a meaningless message of dots and dashes right in front of my eyes . It was blinding and unreadable , but so close that I could even hear the clicking of the Aldis shutter . Then the brilliant white light ...
A signal lamp was flashing a meaningless message of dots and dashes right in front of my eyes . It was blinding and unreadable , but so close that I could even hear the clicking of the Aldis shutter . Then the brilliant white light ...
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