Mrs. Juliet, Volume 1Chatto & Windus, 1892 |
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... seen by him as temporary occupants of ' genteel apartments or furnished houses in the Lake District . Now , however , in the year 1857 , when he was all but threescore - and - ten , one of the best known and liked of his friends had ...
... seen by him as temporary occupants of ' genteel apartments or furnished houses in the Lake District . Now , however , in the year 1857 , when he was all but threescore - and - ten , one of the best known and liked of his friends had ...
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... seen with him - and then to that Mr. Ayles- bury . I don't say so much about your talk- ing to Mr. Aylesbury , for I hear that he is going away the first thing in the morning , so there will be an end of him , I hope ; but I will not ...
... seen with him - and then to that Mr. Ayles- bury . I don't say so much about your talk- ing to Mr. Aylesbury , for I hear that he is going away the first thing in the morning , so there will be an end of him , I hope ; but I will not ...
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... seen at all . ' ' What had you to do ? What do you mean ? Why were you not in bed hours ago ? ' ' I had something to give you , and I wasn't to let anyone see it . ' ' What is it , then ? Why don't you give it me at once ? ' ' I have a ...
... seen at all . ' ' What had you to do ? What do you mean ? Why were you not in bed hours ago ? ' ' I had something to give you , and I wasn't to let anyone see it . ' ' What is it , then ? Why don't you give it me at once ? ' ' I have a ...
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... portion of the past during which he and the Aylesbury of other years , who lived again in the young man whom he had just seen , dwelt together in brotherly fellowship ! It was twenty - seven years since YOUR TEARS DO NOT MOVE.
... portion of the past during which he and the Aylesbury of other years , who lived again in the young man whom he had just seen , dwelt together in brotherly fellowship ! It was twenty - seven years since YOUR TEARS DO NOT MOVE.
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... seen . At last , rather than go back to his room with his errand unsped , Mr. Gerard was fain to follow an inspiration which suddenly came to him . He went into the outer hall , and laid the letter down on the mat by the door , with the ...
... seen . At last , rather than go back to his room with his errand unsped , Mr. Gerard was fain to follow an inspiration which suddenly came to him . He went into the outer hall , and laid the letter down on the mat by the door , with the ...
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