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Page 10
... soon found himself at sea with my successor . Had I at this time made a bargain with him , he felt his case so beset with difficulties , and so likely to survive , if not to murder him , for he was then seventy - two , that he would ...
... soon found himself at sea with my successor . Had I at this time made a bargain with him , he felt his case so beset with difficulties , and so likely to survive , if not to murder him , for he was then seventy - two , that he would ...
Page 14
... soon she found one to her heart's content ; but character was required , and her former mistress being piqued at her abrupt departure , declared her to be all that was excellent , but nodded her head , and added that she was " unsteady ...
... soon she found one to her heart's content ; but character was required , and her former mistress being piqued at her abrupt departure , declared her to be all that was excellent , but nodded her head , and added that she was " unsteady ...
Page 19
... soon , " and so saying , she directly turned back , assuring " Laura " that the carri- age must have gone the other way . I pursued my own ; and never have seen her since , though I hear she is again in the same quagmire in which I ...
... soon , " and so saying , she directly turned back , assuring " Laura " that the carri- age must have gone the other way . I pursued my own ; and never have seen her since , though I hear she is again in the same quagmire in which I ...
Page 41
... 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 to be one , though they were ...
... 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 to be one , though they were ...
Page 61
... soon can you start ? " In an hour if you wish it . " " Very well ; you will receive your further in- structions from the Attorney - General , and you will write to us by every post . Good morning , Mr. Sharpe , " and I was bowed out ...
... soon can you start ? " In an hour if you wish it . " " Very well ; you will receive your further in- structions from the Attorney - General , and you will write to us by every post . Good morning , Mr. Sharpe , " and I was bowed out ...
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