Word: doors
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...what it is, it's this poor, miserable head of mine; trouble's here, sofa's all right." This momentary flash of intelligence overcomes me, and I fall into a blissful doze. "Click, click," goes the letter box. I start up suddenly, exclaim viciously, and stagger mechanically towards the door. "Suppose it's another postal for my chum announcing meeting of St. Paul's or Natural History Societies. No, by Jove! it's for me. Yes, I knew it would be a bill. Breakage at last dinner, $5." Lying down again on the sofa, I try to think...
Then they were arrived at the Haddens' door. He saw Alice at the window of the front parlor. She was leaning out, waving a long white robe...
...front door opened and they stood within. Alice came forward quickly; but she stopped short, seeing George. Then she hurried to the stranger in a shy, confused...
hemmed in with mansions of brick. And afar off he espied one of granite, which he made haste to enter. And being come up one flight of stairs a door stood before him, on which was written U. 5. Then Lighthead stood abashed, but presently the good Spirit of Knowledge came to him and whispered, "Knock, and it shall be opened." So Lighthead knocked, but it was not opened unto him. Then was he disconsolate, and descending the stairs two men met him. One was called Worldly Wise, - he wore a beaver hat, and a stick; the other, named Sloth...
With chinks in the door for the wind to steal through...