College debts, by an Oxford M.A.1870 |
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... Busby's concatenation of ideas , or her clearness of vision as to the matter concerning which her niece had asked an ... aunt from her slum- bers . " Now , the idea of my being so naughty as to disturb you , aunt : -the giddy creature ...
... Busby's concatenation of ideas , or her clearness of vision as to the matter concerning which her niece had asked an ... aunt from her slum- bers . " Now , the idea of my being so naughty as to disturb you , aunt : -the giddy creature ...
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College debts. tory . Miss Busby testified as much by a sleepy smile , and again her head sank heavily for- ward on ... aunt had been allowed just suffi- cient time to step out of the real into the ideal world , when the soft breathings ...
College debts. tory . Miss Busby testified as much by a sleepy smile , and again her head sank heavily for- ward on ... aunt had been allowed just suffi- cient time to step out of the real into the ideal world , when the soft breathings ...
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... aunt's pre- sence in the room , as her soul rose and fell upon the heaving waves of rich sound with- out , and at last , as the unseen performers closed ... Aunt Busby was not always a particular observer of grammatical 26 COLLEGE DEBTS .
... aunt's pre- sence in the room , as her soul rose and fell upon the heaving waves of rich sound with- out , and at last , as the unseen performers closed ... Aunt Busby was not always a particular observer of grammatical 26 COLLEGE DEBTS .
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College debts. Aunt Busby was not always a particular observer of grammatical proprieties . " Oh , aunt ! not impudence ! They wouldn't be likely to know you were asleep , " 66 Humph ! don't know that ; one would have thought somebody ...
College debts. Aunt Busby was not always a particular observer of grammatical proprieties . " Oh , aunt ! not impudence ! They wouldn't be likely to know you were asleep , " 66 Humph ! don't know that ; one would have thought somebody ...
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... Busby uttered , as she rose from her seat , a few angry exclamations of surprise - indications of a coming storm that drove Madeline to the shelter of her own room . The next sound heard was that of the rapid tread of her aunt towards ...
... Busby uttered , as she rose from her seat , a few angry exclamations of surprise - indications of a coming storm that drove Madeline to the shelter of her own room . The next sound heard was that of the rapid tread of her aunt towards ...
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æger Agnes appeared asked Aunt Busby better breakfast Busby's Captain Edgar Fitzjames chair CHAPTER Charlotte Busby Christ Church Colonel course dear Charlotte dear fellow debtor's prison door Edward Grantley entered expression eyes face father feel felt gentleman give glance Grantley and Lockwood Grantley looked Grantley's hand happy head Headington Hill hear heard heart honour hope hour lady lady's laugh listen Lord Forester Madeline maid matter mean merry mind Miss Busby Miss Charlotte morning nature never Newdegate once Osborne Osborne's papa pleasant present quadruped rector replied Grantley returned Robert round Sandilands scout seat seemed silent Skye terrier smile squire tell there's thing thought tion to-night told tone took turn tutor Uncle Busby uncon undergraduate University vinaigrette voice walked Ward WELBECK STREET wine word-painter words young
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