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... Chartres . My fair client's object was bona file to ask me her own position in respect of some proceedings in an amicable suit , in which all her family were involved , but which as they supposed , was conducted by the family solicitor ...
... Chartres . My fair client's object was bona file to ask me her own position in respect of some proceedings in an amicable suit , in which all her family were involved , but which as they supposed , was conducted by the family solicitor ...
Page 117
... Chartres , and consult her . I showed her the letter . " You need not enter- tain any doubt on the case , " said Mrs. Char- tres : " I know that her lover has had a quarrel with the mother , and the marriage has been put off ; she wants ...
... Chartres , and consult her . I showed her the letter . " You need not enter- tain any doubt on the case , " said Mrs. Char- tres : " I know that her lover has had a quarrel with the mother , and the marriage has been put off ; she wants ...
Page 118
... Chartres would not take her groom , though he had always attended us in our rides , which were not unfrequent . When we arrived at the inn at ***** , the young lady was not there . We waited nearly an hour ; and began to feel uneasy ...
... Chartres would not take her groom , though he had always attended us in our rides , which were not unfrequent . When we arrived at the inn at ***** , the young lady was not there . We waited nearly an hour ; and began to feel uneasy ...
Page 119
... Chartres and I exerted all our powers to divert her from her purpose , but in vain she had ordered a chaise , and it was at the door ; we continued arguing with her for about an hour , and the most we could obtain from her was to leave ...
... Chartres and I exerted all our powers to divert her from her purpose , but in vain she had ordered a chaise , and it was at the door ; we continued arguing with her for about an hour , and the most we could obtain from her was to leave ...
Page 120
... Chartres and I had alike forgotton the dinner , the party , the time , and every thing else . Meanwhile a curious scene was acting in Bryanstone Square . Four o'clock came . " Where is your mistress , Anne ? ” " She is gone out for a ...
... Chartres and I had alike forgotton the dinner , the party , the time , and every thing else . Meanwhile a curious scene was acting in Bryanstone Square . Four o'clock came . " Where is your mistress , Anne ? ” " She is gone out for a ...
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