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Wysłany: Czw 6:53, 17 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published aaaadbvf |
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rapturouslywithnothoughtofseekingexcuseforhispresencewithno
wordofloveforitwasasiftheyhadlovedalways:helavishedthe
tenderestcaressesonherdriedhertearsandpressedhistremblinglips
uponherlovelyhead.Joanbegantoforgetherangerhervowsandher
repentance:soothedbythemusicofherlover'sspeechshereturnedun-
comprehendingmonosyllables:herheartbeattillitfeltlikebreaking
andoncemoreshewasfallingbeneathlove'sresistlessspellwhenanew
interruptionoccurredshakingherroughlyoutofherecstasy;butthis
timetheyoungcountwasabletopassquietlyandcalmlyintoaroom
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adjoiningandJoanpreparedtoreceiveherimportunatevisitorwith
severe and frigid dignity.
Theindividualwhoarrivedatsoinopportuneamomentwaslittlecal-
culatedtosmoothJoan'sruffledbrowbeingCharlestheeldestsonof
theDurazzofamily.Afterhehadintroducedhisfaircousintothepeople
astheironlylegitimatesovereignhehadsoughtonvariousoccasionsto
obtainaninterviewwithherwhichinallprobabilitywouldbedecisive.
Charleswasoneofthosemenwhotogaintheirendrecoilatnothing;de-
vouredbyragingambitionandaccustomedfromhisearliestyearsto
concealhismostardentdesiresbeneathamaskofcarelessindifference
hemarchedeveronwardplotsucceedingplottowardstheobjecthe
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