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... mother ; " be modest , my son . " " But , now I think of it , " said Mr. Lennox , " I can't very well leave town Thursday : I have an engagement . " " If you mean the affair of Brinsley , I can attend to that , I think , " said Harry ...
... mother ; " be modest , my son . " " But , now I think of it , " said Mr. Lennox , " I can't very well leave town Thursday : I have an engagement . " " If you mean the affair of Brinsley , I can attend to that , I think , " said Harry ...
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... Mary . " Whom would you give me for a second mamma ? " 66 Why , that little witch Fanny , to be sure . " Mary and her mother here interchanged glances , and laughed with a significance which appeared , as Othello says HOBOKEN . 9.
... Mary . " Whom would you give me for a second mamma ? " 66 Why , that little witch Fanny , to be sure . " Mary and her mother here interchanged glances , and laughed with a significance which appeared , as Othello says HOBOKEN . 9.
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... mother , laughing heartily , " it seems to me you are almost as bad as Frank with your speeches . You are not in love too , I hope ? " 66 " Favours ! received and not received ! " said Mr. Len- nox . ' Why , what's all this ? Are you ...
... mother , laughing heartily , " it seems to me you are almost as bad as Frank with your speeches . You are not in love too , I hope ? " 66 " Favours ! received and not received ! " said Mr. Len- nox . ' Why , what's all this ? Are you ...
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... mother . " Go after him , Harry , and soothe him . This matter is , I fear , too true for jesting . " Harry rose , and followed his brother out of the room . " The young dog ! " said Mr. Lennox , " what an actor he would make ! Did you ...
... mother . " Go after him , Harry , and soothe him . This matter is , I fear , too true for jesting . " Harry rose , and followed his brother out of the room . " The young dog ! " said Mr. Lennox , " what an actor he would make ! Did you ...
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... mother and sister , without betraying himself to them , and perhaps he was not unrea- sonable in such a supposition ... mother's request , he left the breakfast - table on his af- fectionate commission . " You'll ruin your health ...
... mother and sister , without betraying himself to them , and perhaps he was not unrea- sonable in such a supposition ... mother's request , he left the breakfast - table on his af- fectionate commission . " You'll ruin your health ...
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