Queen MabD. Appleton, 1864 - 476 pages |
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Page 5
... answered none , became the legitimate prey of the inquisitive . Very little was made of them . Anyone could see that , though the boys outgrew their trousers and jackets , these were seldom renewed ; that Mr. Ford's coat grew whiter at ...
... answered none , became the legitimate prey of the inquisitive . Very little was made of them . Anyone could see that , though the boys outgrew their trousers and jackets , these were seldom renewed ; that Mr. Ford's coat grew whiter at ...
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... answer - or he would not have come to me - will reap all the benefit . " " Well , " anxiously said Captain George ... answered Susan , appearing on the stairs , and speaking in the same key ; " whilst I opened the door to the strange ...
... answer - or he would not have come to me - will reap all the benefit . " " Well , " anxiously said Captain George ... answered Susan , appearing on the stairs , and speaking in the same key ; " whilst I opened the door to the strange ...
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... answered Robert . This scene , one of many , was the last Mrs. Ford witnessed . She listened to her husband , and never spoke or remonstrated with him . She was not even angry with Mr. Ford . No , the sting went deeper . In Robert's ...
... answered Robert . This scene , one of many , was the last Mrs. Ford witnessed . She listened to her husband , and never spoke or remonstrated with him . She was not even angry with Mr. Ford . No , the sting went deeper . In Robert's ...
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... answered , sharply ; " get Miss Ford her tea first . " " Here is my " I have change , " hastily said Miss Lavinia . purse ; and will you , John , pay the cabman , if you please ? I bargained with him for half - a - crown from the ...
... answered , sharply ; " get Miss Ford her tea first . " " Here is my " I have change , " hastily said Miss Lavinia . purse ; and will you , John , pay the cabman , if you please ? I bargained with him for half - a - crown from the ...
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... answered that it was . He was keenly alive to the proprieties and decencies of life , and he knew well enough what sort of a room this must seem to his Aunt Lavinia . She gave it a very melancholy look ; but bad though it was , it could ...
... answered that it was . He was keenly alive to the proprieties and decencies of life , and he knew well enough what sort of a room this must seem to his Aunt Lavinia . She gave it a very melancholy look ; but bad though it was , it could ...
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Page 278 - He began walking up and down the room, with his hands in his pockets, talking aloud, and feeling with his old irritated fingers the two watches which he wore in his two fobs.