Lost sir Massingberd [by J. Payn].1864 |
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... once , and remain where the trunk of an elm tree in- tervened between me and the cottage ; it was merely the bark of a dog , but it checked my philanthropic enthusiasm upon the in- stant . There was no mistaking that wheezy note ...
... once , and remain where the trunk of an elm tree in- tervened between me and the cottage ; it was merely the bark of a dog , but it checked my philanthropic enthusiasm upon the in- stant . There was no mistaking that wheezy note ...
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... once been of rich material , were ragged and old . I had made no noise , as I thought , in my approach ; and the day was so dull and dark that she could scarcely have per- ceived my presence by any shadow of my eavesdropping self ; but ...
... once been of rich material , were ragged and old . I had made no noise , as I thought , in my approach ; and the day was so dull and dark that she could scarcely have per- ceived my presence by any shadow of my eavesdropping self ; but ...
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... once more she rambled on . " One , two , three , four - he never struck me more than four times ; that's true , I swear . " " And what was the something that prevented you from killing me when I was asleep by the heron's island ? " in ...
... once more she rambled on . " One , two , three , four - he never struck me more than four times ; that's true , I swear . " " And what was the something that prevented you from killing me when I was asleep by the heron's island ? " in ...
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... once , that is all important . We have been thinking of nothing else , my husband and I. But But perhaps you have done it already . " ( How I shrank from that random shaft . ) " If so , I have no further desire except to get out . If I ...
... once , that is all important . We have been thinking of nothing else , my husband and I. But But perhaps you have done it already . " ( How I shrank from that random shaft . ) " If so , I have no further desire except to get out . If I ...
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... once more seated herself at the table , with her back to me ; and judging thereby that my presence was dis- tasteful to her , and having no notion of how I could possibly give her any aid , I withdrew from the sad scene . I had not ...
... once more seated herself at the table , with her back to me ; and judging thereby that my presence was dis- tasteful to her , and having no notion of how I could possibly give her any aid , I withdrew from the sad scene . I had not ...
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