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... father's ' s estate , and there I will live with my bride , and my father shall come and live with us too , and we will keep open house for all who like to PLAY AND EARNEST . 31.
... father's ' s estate , and there I will live with my bride , and my father shall come and live with us too , and we will keep open house for all who like to PLAY AND EARNEST . 31.
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... father for a solution of the mystery . So now feeling a need of his aid to decide whether her wishes for Brian's future were right or not , she exclaimed , " I may tell papa what you want to do for Ireland , mayn't I ? and ask him ...
... father for a solution of the mystery . So now feeling a need of his aid to decide whether her wishes for Brian's future were right or not , she exclaimed , " I may tell papa what you want to do for Ireland , mayn't I ? and ask him ...
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... father and mother , handed her a chair , gave another to his aunt , and began to resuscitate the fire , which was on the point of going out . Brian felt very foolish ; Harold seemed like a sensible man , and he like a silly child . He ...
... father and mother , handed her a chair , gave another to his aunt , and began to resuscitate the fire , which was on the point of going out . Brian felt very foolish ; Harold seemed like a sensible man , and he like a silly child . He ...
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... , so I said I would come and ask you if he might . " Mr. Branscombe looked doubtful , and said Brian ought to have come when he was sent for , and Sibyl read in her father's face a reproof for having PLAY AND EARNEST . 51.
... , so I said I would come and ask you if he might . " Mr. Branscombe looked doubtful , and said Brian ought to have come when he was sent for , and Sibyl read in her father's face a reproof for having PLAY AND EARNEST . 51.
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Florence Wilford. Sibyl read in her father's face a reproof for having interfered between the uncle and nephew : she was sent to tell Brian that he was wanted , and must come at once , and in as short a time as was possi- ble he returned ...
Florence Wilford. Sibyl read in her father's face a reproof for having interfered between the uncle and nephew : she was sent to tell Brian that he was wanted , and must come at once , and in as short a time as was possi- ble he returned ...
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