Queen MabD. Appleton, 1864 - 476 pages |
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Page 22
... Alicia , turning her head away . " I daresay you have had enough of me , my dear , " submis- sively said Mr. Ford : " well , I shall leave you , " he added , ris- ing , " and I shall see about your harmonium . " She thanked him coldly ...
... Alicia , turning her head away . " I daresay you have had enough of me , my dear , " submis- sively said Mr. Ford : " well , I shall leave you , " he added , ris- ing , " and I shall see about your harmonium . " She thanked him coldly ...
Page 31
... Alicia wishes for it , " petulantly interrupted Mr. Ford . Miss Ford gave him a timid look , but continued with her quiet obstinacy : " The boys want many things , John . " " Let them . " " And they are good boys , John . ” " So much ...
... Alicia wishes for it , " petulantly interrupted Mr. Ford . Miss Ford gave him a timid look , but continued with her quiet obstinacy : " The boys want many things , John . " " Let them . " " And they are good boys , John . ” " So much ...
Page 33
... Alicia has not got yet—— " " Well ! " here interrupted Captain George ; " it is odd , is it not ? " 66 No , " sharply replied Mr. Ford , thrusting back the paper upon him ; " I told you it was all right . " " Well , I am sorry you are ...
... Alicia has not got yet—— " " Well ! " here interrupted Captain George ; " it is odd , is it not ? " 66 No , " sharply replied Mr. Ford , thrusting back the paper upon him ; " I told you it was all right . " " Well , I am sorry you are ...
Page 37
... Alicia's harmonium . I have the money , of course , but I cannot spare it , and she has set her heart on that harmonium . I tell you I have money . " Mr. Ford hastily produced his bundle of notes and rustled them in Miss Lavinia's face ...
... Alicia's harmonium . I have the money , of course , but I cannot spare it , and she has set her heart on that harmonium . I tell you I have money . " Mr. Ford hastily produced his bundle of notes and rustled them in Miss Lavinia's face ...
Page 38
... Alicia , how pleased she will be , " was his first thought . His next was , " Are the notes safe ? " He felt for them in a tremor . They were safe , and he counted and examined them again . " I wonder what Captain George will think ...
... Alicia , how pleased she will be , " was his first thought . His next was , " Are the notes safe ? " He felt for them in a tremor . They were safe , and he counted and examined them again . " I wonder what Captain George will think ...
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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.