Constance and Nellie; or, The lost will, Volume 274Griffith and Farran, 1869 - 268 pages |
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... thing is not ladylike , and that is like a schoolboy , till she quite provokes me . ' ' I do not remember , Georgie ... things . " ' Mrs. Walton smiled at the indignant tone in which Georgie said this . It was that little speech that ...
... thing is not ladylike , and that is like a schoolboy , till she quite provokes me . ' ' I do not remember , Georgie ... things . " ' Mrs. Walton smiled at the indignant tone in which Georgie said this . It was that little speech that ...
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... things , because she has always been in great luxury herself . So I do not mind when she shows a little contempt for our clothes , and our house , and all our things . ' This conversation took place at the modest little tea - table of ...
... things , because she has always been in great luxury herself . So I do not mind when she shows a little contempt for our clothes , and our house , and all our things . ' This conversation took place at the modest little tea - table of ...
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... thing that could render a country abode delightful , one of the prettiest spots in the whole place being the abode of Mrs. Walton . She had taken much pains with her garden - one corner especially , through which ran a little rill , had ...
... thing that could render a country abode delightful , one of the prettiest spots in the whole place being the abode of Mrs. Walton . She had taken much pains with her garden - one corner especially , through which ran a little rill , had ...
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... thing I see now , excepting that far - off hill , over the wood , is my own , at least it will be one day it is almost as good as mine now , as it is my father's . Look ! the lake , the Abbey , the river , the woods , the deer , and ...
... thing I see now , excepting that far - off hill , over the wood , is my own , at least it will be one day it is almost as good as mine now , as it is my father's . Look ! the lake , the Abbey , the river , the woods , the deer , and ...
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... thing I can find about the beech when I get home . Now we are out of the lane , we shall see some other trees . What is that large one , Agnes ? ' ' I do know that , ' said Agnes ; ' it is our own English tree , an oak ; and it was ...
... thing I can find about the beech when I get home . Now we are out of the lane , we shall see some other trees . What is that large one , Agnes ? ' ' I do know that , ' said Agnes ; ' it is our own English tree , an oak ; and it was ...
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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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