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... doors , and then a road leading to the town , more or less frequented according to the time of day , but always guarded by armed men . The same road skirted the prison walls eastwards , and was guarded in like manner , but westwards the ...
... doors , and then a road leading to the town , more or less frequented according to the time of day , but always guarded by armed men . The same road skirted the prison walls eastwards , and was guarded in like manner , but westwards the ...
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... door stood wide open , a cat was asleep on the mat , and there was a starling in a wicker - cage , with a bit of green - baize thrown over the sunwards half of it ; and he peered solemnly round the corner at her and said with a wink or ...
... door stood wide open , a cat was asleep on the mat , and there was a starling in a wicker - cage , with a bit of green - baize thrown over the sunwards half of it ; and he peered solemnly round the corner at her and said with a wink or ...
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... door . There was no answer ; so in a few minutes she tapped again . There was still no answer , so in a few minutes she tapped again , this time very loudly , but no one came . " Is there anyone there ? " cried Mignonette , presently ...
... door . There was no answer ; so in a few minutes she tapped again . There was still no answer , so in a few minutes she tapped again , this time very loudly , but no one came . " Is there anyone there ? " cried Mignonette , presently ...
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... door , wide open , too , and beyond it a pleasant view of flowers and green leaves . Almost at her elbow there was a door ajar . She could not resist peeping in . It was stiflingly hot . The windows were closed . The fire - place was ...
... door , wide open , too , and beyond it a pleasant view of flowers and green leaves . Almost at her elbow there was a door ajar . She could not resist peeping in . It was stiflingly hot . The windows were closed . The fire - place was ...
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Fanny Lablache. door opposite was shut , she knocked as a mere matter of form before she opened it , because , of course , if anybody had been there , they must have come out before . It was a bed - room ; less hot , because the windows ...
Fanny Lablache. door opposite was shut , she knocked as a mere matter of form before she opened it , because , of course , if anybody had been there , they must have come out before . It was a bed - room ; less hot , because the windows ...
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