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The Ne'er-Do-Well
Rex Ellingwood Beach
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It was too much for Kirk, however, and he deferred his trip over the "Line," spending his time instead at the Wayfarers Club. In his daylight hours he listened to Weeks's unending dissertations upon the riches of the tropics; at night he played poker with such uniform bad luck that his opponents developed for him an increasing affection.
But all things have an end, and Friday morning broke clear and hot.
"We'll hear from the old gentleman to-day, sure," he told Weeks at breakfast. "He's regularity itself. The train despatchers set their watches by him."
"Now that it has cleared off, we must look into the cocoanut business," the consul announced. "I'll make you a rich man, Kirk."
"I'm rich, anyhow, or I will be. Money doesn't mean much to me."
"Your father is—many time. . . Read More
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I found this book at the thrift store and did not know what to expect. The beginning is a little confusing and boring, but it speeds up in the early middle. This book is very detailed and takes you through the whole story well. It is a little bit like a mystery. I did not see any of it coming. I had
The book I read wasn't the large print version but rather the original book written in 1910 with the wonderful drawings on the illustration pages.
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This book has some great descriptions of the Panama canal as it was being built. I do not know if the author witnessed it first hand or not. In addition we are treated to some fun New York night life and general attitudes of party going youth of the day. Modern authors writing period pieces rarely i
Highly amusing on the whole; some lyrical passages and sharp insights; a trite and easy conclusion.
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