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Page 5
... affair ; so I complained to my friends of my bad fortune , wondered how anybody , noble or plebeian , could be so unreasonable as to expect to find a man of business always at home without mak- ing an appointment , and a few days after ...
... affair ; so I complained to my friends of my bad fortune , wondered how anybody , noble or plebeian , could be so unreasonable as to expect to find a man of business always at home without mak- ing an appointment , and a few days after ...
Page 17
... affairs were deeply , though not irretriev- ably involved . The peculiar introduction which I had to her , though the object of it was ex- pressly to offer my professional services , com- pelled me , as I thought , to offer them gratui ...
... affairs were deeply , though not irretriev- ably involved . The peculiar introduction which I had to her , though the object of it was ex- pressly to offer my professional services , com- pelled me , as I thought , to offer them gratui ...
Page 33
... affair to the chance of the tables , after making an hon- est and ineffectual attempt to trace the bonnet- maker Another week elapsed , and to my relief , though somewhat also to my surprise , a lady drove up to my office door , sending ...
... affair to the chance of the tables , after making an hon- est and ineffectual attempt to trace the bonnet- maker Another week elapsed , and to my relief , though somewhat also to my surprise , a lady drove up to my office door , sending ...
Page 37
... Mrs. Walsingham . She at once comprehended the whole affair ; when , unluckily I observed that it would be necessary for me to explain it also to her husband , the Rev. Mr. Walsingham . The IN SEARCH OF PRACTICE . 37.
... Mrs. Walsingham . She at once comprehended the whole affair ; when , unluckily I observed that it would be necessary for me to explain it also to her husband , the Rev. Mr. Walsingham . The IN SEARCH OF PRACTICE . 37.
Page 41
... affair to a conclusion . " I soon had the mystery explained by mv friend Miss Gordon . Mr. and Mrs. Walsing- ham had been separated by deed , for fifteen years , and the union of Sir William and Lady Carysfort was generally understood ...
... affair to a conclusion . " I soon had the mystery explained by mv friend Miss Gordon . Mr. and Mrs. Walsing- ham had been separated by deed , for fifteen years , and the union of Sir William and Lady Carysfort was generally understood ...
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