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... looked around him , and bethought him of a remedy which should involve no trouble to himself . He summoned Messer Gaspardo Nellemane , who was then employed in the Munici- pality of the nearest city and soon into the sunlight of Santa ...
... looked around him , and bethought him of a remedy which should involve no trouble to himself . He summoned Messer Gaspardo Nellemane , who was then employed in the Munici- pality of the nearest city and soon into the sunlight of Santa ...
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... looked through the spectacles that Messer Nellemane provided . Messer Nellemane saved them a great deal of trouble , and they were grateful . The There stood the Palazzo Communale in the midst of sunny Santa Rosalia , a square bald ugly ...
... looked through the spectacles that Messer Nellemane provided . Messer Nellemane saved them a great deal of trouble , and they were grateful . The There stood the Palazzo Communale in the midst of sunny Santa Rosalia , a square bald ugly ...
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... looked at the green corn in the fields , and Messer Pierino had looked at the clouds in the sky , and both had declared themselves as to the state of the roads most satisfied , most gratified , nay , actually surprised with the ...
... looked at the green corn in the fields , and Messer Pierino had looked at the clouds in the sky , and both had declared themselves as to the state of the roads most satisfied , most gratified , nay , actually surprised with the ...
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... looked beside her like a withered bough beside an amaryllis . She was devoted to him , and he to her , and here in Santa Rosalia their innocent lives had passed quite peaceably and painlessly until this spring day , as he went by the ...
... looked beside her like a withered bough beside an amaryllis . She was devoted to him , and he to her , and here in Santa Rosalia their innocent lives had passed quite peaceably and painlessly until this spring day , as he went by the ...
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... , Cavaliere Durellazzo , had looked them over and said , ' Va bene , va benissimo , ' and so in Santa Rosalia all the secretary's regulations had been adopted and D2 A VILLAGE COMMUNE . 35 Pastorini, knee-deep in the water, shovelling ...
... , Cavaliere Durellazzo , had looked them over and said , ' Va bene , va benissimo , ' and so in Santa Rosalia all the secretary's regulations had been adopted and D2 A VILLAGE COMMUNE . 35 Pastorini, knee-deep in the water, shovelling ...
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