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Page 37
Nay , nay , says Amy , if you put me to bed to him , that's another case ; I believe I
shall not rise again very soon . I'll venture that , Amy , says I. After supper that
night , and before we were risen from table , I said to him , Amy being by , Hark ye
...
Nay , nay , says Amy , if you put me to bed to him , that's another case ; I believe I
shall not rise again very soon . I'll venture that , Amy , says I. After supper that
night , and before we were risen from table , I said to him , Amy being by , Hark ye
...
Page 67
I was then within about two months of my time , and that soon wore off . When I
found my time was come , it fell out very happily that he was in the house , and I
entreated he would continue a few hours in the house , which he agreed to .
I was then within about two months of my time , and that soon wore off . When I
found my time was come , it fell out very happily that he was in the house , and I
entreated he would continue a few hours in the house , which he agreed to .
Page 79
But Amy soon came to a better understanding of him , for she presently learnt that
he had a most scoundrel character ; that there was nothing of weight in anything
he said ; but that he was in short a mere sharper , one that would stick at ...
But Amy soon came to a better understanding of him , for she presently learnt that
he had a most scoundrel character ; that there was nothing of weight in anything
he said ; but that he was in short a mere sharper , one that would stick at ...
Page 83
I was now returned to Paris ; my little son of honour , as I called him , was left at
where my last country - seat then was , and I came to Paris at the prince's request
; thither he came to me as soon as I arrived , and told me he came to give me joy
...
I was now returned to Paris ; my little son of honour , as I called him , was left at
where my last country - seat then was , and I came to Paris at the prince's request
; thither he came to me as soon as I arrived , and told me he came to give me joy
...
Page 97
As soon as the Jew saw the jewels , I saw my folly , and it was ten thousand to
one but I had been ruined , and perhaps put to death in as cruel a manner as
possible ; and I was put in such a fright by it , that I was once upon the point of
flying for ...
As soon as the Jew saw the jewels , I saw my folly , and it was ten thousand to
one but I had been ruined , and perhaps put to death in as cruel a manner as
possible ; and I was put in such a fright by it , that I was once upon the point of
flying for ...
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| Title | Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including Those Attributed to Sir Walter Scott, Volume 4 Novels and Miscellaneous Works: With Prefaces and Notes, Including Those Attributed to Sir Walter Scott, Daniel Defoe |
| Author | Daniel Defoe |
| Publisher | G. Bell and Sons, 1724 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 17 Jul 2007 |
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