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  • And having dined, he sat down at his table-desk and completed before midnight an essay which he entitled "The Dignity of Usury."

    Chapter 24 2010

  • That afternoon, armed with a huge C.O. Bigelow bag, Ms. Cutrone rushed into her office, which is manned by two assistants who sit directly across from her at a massive white recycled table-desk.

    Dark Angel of The Hills 2008

  • That afternoon, armed with a huge C.O. Bigelow bag, Ms. Cutrone rushed into her office, which is manned by two assistants who sit directly across from her at a massive white recycled table-desk.

    Dark Angel of The Hills 2008

  • Mydra followed Ghamel, and the two women crossed the six-century-old carpet and seated themselves in the upholstered chairs drawn up before the table-desk that predated the carpet.

    Flash ModesittJr_LE 2004

  • He looked down at his table-desk, fingering the starry enameled vase.

    Main Street 2004

  • On the green felt of the table-desk, between legal blanks and a clotted inkwell, was a cloissone vase.

    Main Street 2004

  • I was sitting in my favorite swivel chair behind the makeshift table-desk that I used for book sales and purchases.

    Excerpt: Fearless Jones by Walter Mosley 2001

  • Veria leaned forward in the chair behind the table-desk.

    The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001

  • Veria did not rise from behind the table-desk, but inclined her head to the chairs.

    The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001

  • The door to the chamber was unguarded, and Secca almost felt foolish as she looked in to see the counselor seated behind a wide table-desk, alone except for a stack of scrolls.

    The Shadow Sorceress Modesitt, L. E. 2001

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