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... . I would desire the courteous reader to bear in mind , however , that whatever is quite un- natural , or absolutely incredible , in the few incidents which diversify the following pages , is to be received as PREFACE. ...
... . I would desire the courteous reader to bear in mind , however , that whatever is quite un- natural , or absolutely incredible , in the few incidents which diversify the following pages , is to be received as PREFACE. ...
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... nature . I can only wish , like other modest chroni- clers , my respected prototypes , that so fertile a theme had fallen into worthier hands . If Miss Mitford , who has given us such charming glimpses of Aberleigh , Hilton Cross and ...
... nature . I can only wish , like other modest chroni- clers , my respected prototypes , that so fertile a theme had fallen into worthier hands . If Miss Mitford , who has given us such charming glimpses of Aberleigh , Hilton Cross and ...
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... , the blankets were spread on the ground , and happy he who could get a bag for a pillow . But the night's rest was well earned , and Nature is no niggard paymaster . CHAPTER IX . Night came ; and in their lighted 54 A NEW HOME ,
... , the blankets were spread on the ground , and happy he who could get a bag for a pillow . But the night's rest was well earned , and Nature is no niggard paymaster . CHAPTER IX . Night came ; and in their lighted 54 A NEW HOME ,
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... nature . Where it wound round the edge of a marsh , where in future times there will be a bridge or drain , the wheels on one side would be on the dry ground , while the others were sinking in the long wet grass of the marsh - and in ...
... nature . Where it wound round the edge of a marsh , where in future times there will be a bridge or drain , the wheels on one side would be on the dry ground , while the others were sinking in the long wet grass of the marsh - and in ...
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... bedsteads , which looked as if they might , by no very violent freak of nature , have grown into their present form , a good deal of bark being yet upon them , occupied the end opposite the stairs ; and be- tween WHO'LL FOLLOW ? 71.
... bedsteads , which looked as if they might , by no very violent freak of nature , have grown into their present form , a good deal of bark being yet upon them , occupied the end opposite the stairs ; and be- tween WHO'LL FOLLOW ? 71.
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