Opis: Under the Ban - Strickland Ter?sa Hammond

Excerpt from Under the Ban: A South Carolina Romance

"Gad, Kendricks, you have taken every single jack pot; you have broken my portable bank, and I think it is about time to quit now, and take a drink all round!" and thereupon a hale and hearty old gentleman, with a deliciously colored nose and cheeks like ruddy winter apples, threw down his valueless cards and arose from the rude bench a sadder and a wiser man. Several other players likewise eyed with lowering brows their empty purses and left the table, whilst the lucky Kendricks delightedly scooped up his easily won cash and calmly buttoned it into the depths of his trousers pockets. He was a clean faced, finely formed young man, with the telltale lines of dissipation beginning to show around his handsome mouth.

"Well, friends," he said; "don't feel too sore; remember the last fishing expedition we were on!

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Szczegóły: Under the Ban - Strickland Ter?sa Hammond

Nazwa: Under the Ban A South Carolina Romance (Classic Reprint)
Autor: Strickland Ter?sa Hammond
Wydawnictwo: FB &c Ltd
Kod paskowy: 9781330520154
Języki: angielski
Ilość stron: 228
Format: 15.2x22.9cm
Oprawa: Miękka

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