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... THE TWELFTH RIG , " & c . IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. London : REMINGTON AND CO . , 251 . 5 , ARUNDEL STREET , STRAND , W.C. 1878 . [ All Rights Reserved . ] f . 109 . VERNEY COURT : AN IRISH NOVEL . CHAPTER I. BOUND VERNEY COURT :
... THE TWELFTH RIG , " & c . IN TWO VOLUMES . VOL . I. London : REMINGTON AND CO . , 251 . 5 , ARUNDEL STREET , STRAND , W.C. 1878 . [ All Rights Reserved . ] f . 109 . VERNEY COURT : AN IRISH NOVEL . CHAPTER I. BOUND VERNEY COURT :
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Maria Nethercott. VERNEY COURT : AN IRISH NOVEL . CHAPTER I. BOUND FOR IRELAND . SEVERAL years have passed since the events occurred which I am about to relate in this narrative . It is not , however , lest they should slip from my ...
Maria Nethercott. VERNEY COURT : AN IRISH NOVEL . CHAPTER I. BOUND FOR IRELAND . SEVERAL years have passed since the events occurred which I am about to relate in this narrative . It is not , however , lest they should slip from my ...
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... and , having taken a hasty farewell of my school companions , entered the carriage which was waiting for me . They stood at the door as I drove off , waving their handkerchiefs and kissing hands ; but I could AN IRISH NOVEL . 3.
... and , having taken a hasty farewell of my school companions , entered the carriage which was waiting for me . They stood at the door as I drove off , waving their handkerchiefs and kissing hands ; but I could AN IRISH NOVEL . 3.
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... Irish , I had no connections in Ireland , and I had little reason to suppose that my guardian would give me a very cordial welcome . CHAPTER II . THE WILD WEST . WHEN next you AN IRISH NOVEL . 5.
... Irish , I had no connections in Ireland , and I had little reason to suppose that my guardian would give me a very cordial welcome . CHAPTER II . THE WILD WEST . WHEN next you AN IRISH NOVEL . 5.
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... partition was thin , and I could not help hearing nearly every word . The prin- cipal voice was that of a gentleman , who seemed to be in conversation with the owner of the inn , and the first words that I VERNEY COURT: AN IRISH NOVEL. ...
... partition was thin , and I could not help hearing nearly every word . The prin- cipal voice was that of a gentleman , who seemed to be in conversation with the owner of the inn , and the first words that I VERNEY COURT: AN IRISH NOVEL. ...
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