Queen MabD. Appleton, 1864 - 476 pages |
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... speak to him five minutes - that's all . " Susan obeyed slowly , not without first giving Captain George a suspicious look . He was a tall and handsome man of sixty , or thereabouts . He had brown eyes , dark hair , silvering fast , and ...
... speak to him five minutes - that's all . " Susan obeyed slowly , not without first giving Captain George a suspicious look . He was a tall and handsome man of sixty , or thereabouts . He had brown eyes , dark hair , silvering fast , and ...
Page 9
... speaking softly , as if he were addressing the invalid lady her- self ; " Mrs. George is very delicate - very much so - like Mrs. Ford - all the ladies are , I am afraid . " " And so you went to my chambers , " impatiently said Mr. Ford ...
... speaking softly , as if he were addressing the invalid lady her- self ; " Mrs. George is very delicate - very much so - like Mrs. Ford - all the ladies are , I am afraid . " " And so you went to my chambers , " impatiently said Mr. Ford ...
Page 12
... on the stairs , and speaking in the same key ; " whilst I opened the door to the strange gentle- man , one ate the tart , and the other the pigeon , that was for missus's dinner . They're worse than cats , them boys 12 QUEEN MAB .
... on the stairs , and speaking in the same key ; " whilst I opened the door to the strange gentle- man , one ate the tart , and the other the pigeon , that was for missus's dinner . They're worse than cats , them boys 12 QUEEN MAB .
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... speak in a clear and distinct tone . Robert's vanity was stirred , and he showed himself remarkably ductile , until that same vanity was more powerfully appealed to by his father's unmerciful ridi- cule . Inspired by an unlucky spirit ...
... speak in a clear and distinct tone . Robert's vanity was stirred , and he showed himself remarkably ductile , until that same vanity was more powerfully appealed to by his father's unmerciful ridi- cule . Inspired by an unlucky spirit ...
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... speak . " He is the same jaunty fellow as ever , " pursued Mr. Ford , " but the very man to dazzle fools . " " He is no fool , " said Mrs. Ford . " I did not say he was , my dear ; but he is shallow , which is I have studied that man's ...
... speak . " He is the same jaunty fellow as ever , " pursued Mr. Ford , " but the very man to dazzle fools . " " He is no fool , " said Mrs. Ford . " I did not say he was , my dear ; but he is shallow , which is I have studied that man's ...
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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.