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Page 37
... on 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.
... on 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 40
... whole family crazy ; and commissions of lunacy crossed my vision ; how could I apologise , unconscious as I was of offense ? " Mr. Sharpe ! " said Sir William sternly , and suddenly paused . " Really , Mr. Sharpe , " sobbed out Miss St ...
... whole family crazy ; and commissions of lunacy crossed my vision ; how could I apologise , unconscious as I was of offense ? " Mr. Sharpe ! " said Sir William sternly , and suddenly paused . " Really , Mr. Sharpe , " sobbed out Miss St ...
Page 50
... whole of it . Mr. Wilson , a merchant of great respectability , one day entered my room , accompanied by his senior clerk , who usually attended him as a sort of peripatetic day - book . His face betrayed an irritated mind ; and he ...
... whole of it . Mr. Wilson , a merchant of great respectability , one day entered my room , accompanied by his senior clerk , who usually attended him as a sort of peripatetic day - book . His face betrayed an irritated mind ; and he ...
Page 54
... whole bar , Sir ; forty- one years have I imported from the Baltic , and never was called ' swindler ' before ! " " You forget Lloyd's in the panic , " observed the accurate clerk . " I forget nothing , Sir ; I never forgot any thing in ...
... whole bar , Sir ; forty- one years have I imported from the Baltic , and never was called ' swindler ' before ! " " You forget Lloyd's in the panic , " observed the accurate clerk . " I forget nothing , Sir ; I never forgot any thing in ...
Page 58
... whole cos- tume partook of the style of military undress : It was not Lord Lyndhurst , then Sir John Cop- ley , though the very next day I recollect meet- ing this learned Solicitor - General , in consulta- tion with his yet more ...
... whole cos- tume partook of the style of military undress : It was not Lord Lyndhurst , then Sir John Cop- ley , though the very next day I recollect meet- ing this learned Solicitor - General , in consulta- tion with his yet more ...
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