"Fire escape" Quotes from Famous Books
... Pomeranian pushers of the cliff-dwelling Circes follow their charges meekly. The doggies neither fear nor respect them. Masters of the house these men whom they hold in leash may be, but they are not masters of them. From cosey corner to fire escape, from divan to dumbwaiter, doggy's snarl easily drives this two-legged being who is commissioned to walk at the other end of ... — Sixes and Sevens • O. Henry
... next room heard this sound, and his eye roved desperately. Some way to peer into yonder room! But there was no transom, and he would not yet dare risk the fire escape. The young man raised the photograph to his ... — The Drums Of Jeopardy • Harold MacGrath
... in combination with a fire escape having the hinged side, T, and the adjusting rod, S, substantially as ... — Scientific American, Vol. 17, No. 26 December 28, 1867 • Various |