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... to induce her to do other than follow still the prudent course she had mapped out in the August of the year before . A year later , in April 1796 , Scott was still in doubt but still in hopes of a successful end to his wooing .
... to induce her to do other than follow still the prudent course she had mapped out in the August of the year before . A year later , in April 1796 , Scott was still in doubt but still in hopes of a successful end to his wooing .
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But why , if " Don Guglielmo , " as Scott dubs him later , was already in the lady's heart and the mother's entire goodwill , why was not Walter permitted to know definitely , for Lady Jane knew well that Walter was a wooer and had ...
But why , if " Don Guglielmo , " as Scott dubs him later , was already in the lady's heart and the mother's entire goodwill , why was not Walter permitted to know definitely , for Lady Jane knew well that Walter was a wooer and had ...
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Speaking for myself , I can honestly say that both on this night drive and when driving some days later on Embassy business , the risk of being involved in a car crash perturbed me far more than the thought of being shot at .
Speaking for myself , I can honestly say that both on this night drive and when driving some days later on Embassy business , the risk of being involved in a car crash perturbed me far more than the thought of being shot at .
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