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... " " And you cannot tell where your shirt is ? " " No. " " The lad's frightened , " said the woman , sym- pathetically . " Not he , " replied the master . There's some- thing wrong . Bring me my hat and my stick 34 A DESPERATE ACT .
... " " And you cannot tell where your shirt is ? " " No. " " The lad's frightened , " said the woman , sym- pathetically . " Not he , " replied the master . There's some- thing wrong . Bring me my hat and my stick 34 A DESPERATE ACT .
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... replied ; “ and yet a body could hardly think he could do that . " 66 Out of the question , " said he , as he departed ; " but still there's something that troubles me . He's my sister's son . " And , leaving the house , the uncle went ...
... replied ; “ and yet a body could hardly think he could do that . " 66 Out of the question , " said he , as he departed ; " but still there's something that troubles me . He's my sister's son . " And , leaving the house , the uncle went ...
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... replied the wife . " He has a dozen , all spun by me - and cut and sewed by me : he has been well cared for - he is my only child . " " Let me see one of them . ' " " Mrs Wilson went to a drawer , and brought forth an example of her ...
... replied the wife . " He has a dozen , all spun by me - and cut and sewed by me : he has been well cared for - he is my only child . " " Let me see one of them . ' " " Mrs Wilson went to a drawer , and brought forth an example of her ...
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... replied he . could find any difference . " " I never Mr Gilmour having finished his examination , returned the shirt to the officer . " How can you account , " said he , " for the blood on the back , as if it had run down his neck ...
... replied he . could find any difference . " " I never Mr Gilmour having finished his examination , returned the shirt to the officer . " How can you account , " said he , " for the blood on the back , as if it had run down his neck ...
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... replied the officer . Mr Gilmour hereupon rose from his seat , slipped out , and running across the street , entered the shop , where he found Joe White , a confidential servant of the butcher's - very fond of Bill , and a trustworthy ...
... replied the officer . Mr Gilmour hereupon rose from his seat , slipped out , and running across the street , entered the shop , where he found Joe White , a confidential servant of the butcher's - very fond of Bill , and a trustworthy ...
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Popular passages
Page 237 - Fortune, that with malicious joy Does man her slave oppress, Proud of her office to destroy, Is seldom pleased to bless: Still various and unconstant still, But with an inclination to be ill, Promotes, degrades, delights in strife, And makes a lottery of life. I can enjoy her while she's kind ; But when she dances in the wind, And shakes her wings and will not stay, I puff the prostitute away...
Page 240 - Let Fate do her worst, there are relics of joy, Bright dreams of the past, which she cannot destroy ; Which come in the night-time of sorrow and care, And bring back the features that joy used to wear.
Page 223 - When Britain first, at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main ; This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain : " Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will be slaves!
Page 240 - Like the vase in which roses have once been distilled — You may break, you may shatter the vase if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
Page 129 - How ill this taper burns ! Ha ! who comes here ? I think it is the weakness of mine eyes That shapes this monstrous apparition.
Page 121 - For over all there hung a cloud of fear ; A sense of mystery the spirit daunted, And said, as plain as whisper in the ear, The place is haunted...
Page 223 - THE stars are with the voyager Wherever he may sail ; The moon is constant to her time ; The sun will never fail ; But follow, follow round the world, The green earth and the sea ; So love is with the lover's heart, Wherever he may be.