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Page 64 - Allons enfants de la Patrie Le jour de gloire est arrivé ! Contre nous de la tyrannie L'étendard sanglant est levé...
Page 181 - This lean, brown-faced man walked the way of the strong. Men recognized the dynamic force of his close-gripped jaw, the power of his quick, steady eye, the patience of his courage. The eyes of women followed him down the street, for there was some arresting quality in the firm, crisp tread that carried the lithe, smooth-muscled body. With the passage of years he had grown to a full measure of mental manhood.
Page 74 - Farther back were those used for gaming. In the rear one corner of the floor held a rostrum with seats for musicians. The center of the hall was kept clear for dancing. Three steps led to a door halfway back on the left-hand side of the building.
Page 111 - He covered the bird with ashes, raked live coals over these, and piled upon the red-hot coals pinon knots and juniper boughs. "Keep your fire going till about two or three o'clock, then let it die out. In the morning the turkey will be baked," the young Diana gave assurance.
Page 73 - Plainly they were advertising the fact that they had come to paint the town red and did not care who knew it.
Page 103 - There was no soap weed and very little cactus. The terrain of the hill country farther back was rougher, more full of pockets, and covered with heavier brush.