Farnorth, Volume 2Chapman & Hall, 1866 |
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... soon ad- mitted the necessity for her daughter's immediate departure . " And I wish you would buy me a cap in Regent Street , or , indeed , two or three , " says the mother . " Those Miss Benton makes for me don't suit me a bit ; I look ...
... soon ad- mitted the necessity for her daughter's immediate departure . " And I wish you would buy me a cap in Regent Street , or , indeed , two or three , " says the mother . " Those Miss Benton makes for me don't suit me a bit ; I look ...
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... soon return and take deadly revenge on their lovely opponent ; indeed , they are forcing an entrance at this very moment . The Becklands party are leaving Rose Cottage , and Zoé has averted her eyes from the soldier , and scarcely ...
... soon return and take deadly revenge on their lovely opponent ; indeed , they are forcing an entrance at this very moment . The Becklands party are leaving Rose Cottage , and Zoé has averted her eyes from the soldier , and scarcely ...
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... , my dear ? " Lady Mortimer enquired , as soon as her son permitted her to have any innings . " She will remain only for a few days , " an- swered Zoé . " Then the wounded inmate of Rose Cottage will not C 2 Sir Mortimer Plantagenet. ...
... , my dear ? " Lady Mortimer enquired , as soon as her son permitted her to have any innings . " She will remain only for a few days , " an- swered Zoé . " Then the wounded inmate of Rose Cottage will not C 2 Sir Mortimer Plantagenet. ...
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... soon one acquires a taste for gossip in the country , particularly if the weather be wet . During the last few rainy days I have been told a great amount of local news , and amongst other things that Farnorth has associated your ...
... soon one acquires a taste for gossip in the country , particularly if the weather be wet . During the last few rainy days I have been told a great amount of local news , and amongst other things that Farnorth has associated your ...
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... soon over , and when the ladies were all assembled together in the drawing - room , Mrs. Bland was herself again . " There will soon be another wedding at Far- north , ” she said , looking with a roguish smile at Zoé Harding ; " it will ...
... soon over , and when the ladies were all assembled together in the drawing - room , Mrs. Bland was herself again . " There will soon be another wedding at Far- north , ” she said , looking with a roguish smile at Zoé Harding ; " it will ...
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Algy Algy's daughter Algy's wife Ann Dalton Banques Baronet beautiful believe Belle Grange better carissima carriage child Clara Silvester Clarry cried dead dear death Denassie dinner Doctor dooce eagerly Edward Sparkles excitement eyes face Farnorth father French Giles Houndly glad Gothic Hall Grandly Manor Grandly of Grandly Halley hand handsome Harding Harding's heard heart hope Horace Snowe house of Plantagenet impatiently John Dalton Jove Lady Mortimer Lady Plantagenet ladyship late lawyer lips little girl little heiress look Madame Maison de Santé mamma manner marriage Mary Snowe master of Becklands miserable Miss Alathea Miss Grandly Miss Middletons Miss Snowe Miss Winifred Monseigneur morning mother never Newcome once pale papa Plantagenet Park poor Miss pretty Quilea relict Rose Cottage scarcely Sir Mortimer Plantagenet sister smile Snowdrop soldier sorry tell thing thought tion told uncle unhappy Weasle woman words Zoé's
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Page 135 - Hamlet with the part of the Prince of Denmark omitted, for so far I have said nothing whatever about technical education.
Page 55 - ... this little girl with me to your mother, Edward, that she may question her, if she wishes it, about poor Michael, and I wish you to go with us, my dear boy ; it is better that your poor mother should have you with her." " You are going to tell mother ?" said the boy with a shudder. " Yes, Edward ! — it must be done, and the sooner it is over the better. Your mother is a good woman, and a pious Christian, my dear boy. She will know and feel that all that can befall her is the will of God ; and...
Page 136 - The autocrat, encouraged by impunity and the weakness of the great Powers of Europe, would employ himself in making preparations for another and still more formidable aggression upon his neighbours. I repeat that it is impossible now that the war can be averted consistently with England's honour.
Page 127 - You may depend upon it that now is the time for resistance ; now is the time for the powers of Western and Central Europe to form an alliance with Turkey, and so combine to punish the daring bigot who imperils the best interests of civilization to feed his miserable vanity and insatiable ambition.
Page 128 - He pretends that it is not the lust of conquest which urges him to attempt the supremacy of his church and the expulsion of the Mussulmans from Europe. He seeks to hide the bloody sword of ambition beneath the robe of the fanatic. It is false...
Page 251 - It is a very long time since we have had such a funeral in Farnorth as we shall see to-day. Sparkles has made all the arrangements, and I think they will do him credit. After you, Sir Mortimer," the doctor added, courteously, as he wrestled helplessly with his stiff black gloves.