Constance and Nellie; or, The lost will, Volume 274Griffith and Farran, 1869 - 268 pages |
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... Walton rents this house of papa ? ' ' Yes , ' replied Georgie ; and as long as she rents it , it is hers , and not yours ! ' ' Nonsense ! ' exclaimed Agnes , ' what does it OFF TO FERN VALLEY . 7 signify to whom it 6 THE LOST WILL .
... Walton rents this house of papa ? ' ' Yes , ' replied Georgie ; and as long as she rents it , it is hers , and not yours ! ' ' Nonsense ! ' exclaimed Agnes , ' what does it OFF TO FERN VALLEY . 7 signify to whom it 6 THE LOST WILL .
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... papa takes me , it is so stupid . ' ' My old servant , Constance , ' said Mrs. Walton , ' is more like an old friend , for he has lived very many years with me , and I can entirely trust my children with him . Would you like to join them ...
... papa takes me , it is so stupid . ' ' My old servant , Constance , ' said Mrs. Walton , ' is more like an old friend , for he has lived very many years with me , and I can entirely trust my children with him . Would you like to join them ...
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... papa's , ' she replied , ' who has not been heard of for many years . He went to Australia , and was supposed to have died . Only this morning papa got a letter from him — at least a letter addressed to papa's old uncle , who , you know ...
... papa's , ' she replied , ' who has not been heard of for many years . He went to Australia , and was supposed to have died . Only this morning papa got a letter from him — at least a letter addressed to papa's old uncle , who , you know ...
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... papa took the letter in his hand , he said to mamma , " I could have declared that was poor Oliver's scrawl ; " and when he read it , he turned red and then white , and gave it to mamma to read . Then he ordered the carriage ; and mamma ...
... papa took the letter in his hand , he said to mamma , " I could have declared that was poor Oliver's scrawl ; " and when he read it , he turned red and then white , and gave it to mamma to read . Then he ordered the carriage ; and mamma ...
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... papa has yet returned with his wild Australian ! ' ' There is mamma in the garden ! ' cried Constance , as they approached the house . And Lady Constance , seeing them drive past , came out of the flower garden that skirted the end of ...
... papa has yet returned with his wild Australian ! ' ' There is mamma in the garden ! ' cried Constance , as they approached the house . And Lady Constance , seeing them drive past , came out of the flower garden that skirted the end of ...
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Abbey ABSOLON afternoon Agnes and Georgie amused archery asked Constance BARBARA HUTTON Barnley beautiful better Brand breakfast carriage cloth elegant coloured Constance's Cousin Oliver cried Agnes cried Constance cried Georgie cried Nellie cupboard dear Constance dear mamma delighted drawing-room Engravings everything exclaimed Georgie fancy father Fcap feel ferns Frederic Norland friends garden gilt edges glad GRIFFITH AND FARRAN happy HARRISON WEIR hear heard hope Illustrations Lady Constance laughing leave Lodge London look MARY COWDEN CLARKE Miss Ashby Miss Norland morning mother Nellie's never nice old wing papa Peters piano plain play pleasant pony pretty PUBLISHED BY GRIFFITH Queen Elizabeth's Hospital replied Nellie returned Nellie ride Second Edition sketch soon sorry stance STORIES Super-royal 16mo suppose sure talk tell things THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD thought to-day to-morrow trees Walton WEIR wish wonder
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