Baldwin; or, A miser's heir, by an old bachelor [signed G.H.E.]. |
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... slight intimation to ex tend his valuable services to the parlour also ; and as he was in the habit of favour- ing that jovial society which it contained , with " The Squire's Neck - or - nothing , and that was a Grey , " in a ...
... slight intimation to ex tend his valuable services to the parlour also ; and as he was in the habit of favour- ing that jovial society which it contained , with " The Squire's Neck - or - nothing , and that was a Grey , " in a ...
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... at length , with infinite reluc- tance , extended to their utmost stretch a pair of large unmeaning eyes , bearing , both in size and hue , no slight resem- blance blance to a couple of boiled gooseberries , and proceeded 12 BALDWIN .
... at length , with infinite reluc- tance , extended to their utmost stretch a pair of large unmeaning eyes , bearing , both in size and hue , no slight resem- blance blance to a couple of boiled gooseberries , and proceeded 12 BALDWIN .
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... slight examination convinced him that the assertions of his host , who roundly de- clared the poor gentleman to be " as dead as Harry the Eighth , " were indeed too fa- tally founded in fact . Breathing therefore a sigh to the fate of ...
... slight examination convinced him that the assertions of his host , who roundly de- clared the poor gentleman to be " as dead as Harry the Eighth , " were indeed too fa- tally founded in fact . Breathing therefore a sigh to the fate of ...
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... slight degree of self- importance , into the presence of the per- sonage he was in quest of . Mr. Peter Bagshaw , attorney at law ( or rather solicitor , the former being now be- come an almost - exploded term ) , was seated in an inner ...
... slight degree of self- importance , into the presence of the per- sonage he was in quest of . Mr. Peter Bagshaw , attorney at law ( or rather solicitor , the former being now be- come an almost - exploded term ) , was seated in an inner ...
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... slight em- barrassment- " Mr. Bagshaw , I have re- quested your professional attendance and assistance on this melancholy occasion , as I know you have been in the habit of act- ing as an adviser to my poor friend , Mr. Baldwin , more ...
... slight em- barrassment- " Mr. Bagshaw , I have re- quested your professional attendance and assistance on this melancholy occasion , as I know you have been in the habit of act- ing as an adviser to my poor friend , Mr. Baldwin , more ...
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