The English Fireside: A Tale of the Past, Volume 2Saunders and Otley, 1844 |
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... upon entering the room . " You have lost quite a treat in not accompanying me . " " I should like to have a short walk now , then , " replied Grace . VOL . II . C 66 No , my dear , " rejoined her father THE ENGLISH FIRESIDE . 25.
... upon entering the room . " You have lost quite a treat in not accompanying me . " " I should like to have a short walk now , then , " replied Grace . VOL . II . C 66 No , my dear , " rejoined her father THE ENGLISH FIRESIDE . 25.
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... short , very short time he should not be able to avail himself of the polite and friendly invitation . " " You must not be absent from us long , however , " said the vicar . " But , " continued he , " let us not talk of parting . THE ...
... short , very short time he should not be able to avail himself of the polite and friendly invitation . " " You must not be absent from us long , however , " said the vicar . " But , " continued he , " let us not talk of parting . THE ...
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... see if he could administer in any way to his master's comfort , he bowed a respectful " good night , " and quitted the apartment . During this short interval , Charles sat looking abstractedly at THE ENGLISH FIRESIDE . 35.
... see if he could administer in any way to his master's comfort , he bowed a respectful " good night , " and quitted the apartment . During this short interval , Charles sat looking abstractedly at THE ENGLISH FIRESIDE . 35.
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... short , how I am to live ? " " How very queer ! " exclaimed the squire , leaping from a recumbent posture into a sitting one . " How very queer ! Such thoughts should never enter your head . " " But having entered there , " rejoined ...
... short , how I am to live ? " " How very queer ! " exclaimed the squire , leaping from a recumbent posture into a sitting one . " How very queer ! Such thoughts should never enter your head . " " But having entered there , " rejoined ...
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... and speak plainly . " " I will , father , " replied Charles ; and then , after a short pause , he continued . " You do not seem to have observed a grow- ing intimacy of late between me and Blanch Sinclair ? 38 THE ENGLISH FIRESIDE .
... and speak plainly . " " I will , father , " replied Charles ; and then , after a short pause , he continued . " You do not seem to have observed a grow- ing intimacy of late between me and Blanch Sinclair ? 38 THE ENGLISH FIRESIDE .
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Page 160 - Kidlywink's progress in his work, the ratcatcher rose softly from his seat, and, unobserved, crept towards a heap of old iron in a dark corner of the shop.