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... replied Agnes quietly . " I can do my German translation so much better when I have the schoolroom to my- ' self . " " No one " What nonsense ! " said Eleanor . would ever believe you were an heiress , to hear you talk ; anyone would ...
... replied Agnes quietly . " I can do my German translation so much better when I have the schoolroom to my- ' self . " " No one " What nonsense ! " said Eleanor . would ever believe you were an heiress , to hear you talk ; anyone would ...
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... replied Agnes ; and a few minutes afterwards she heard her friend's voice , in the garden , telling how Agnes Kerrison was " moping and poking over her les- sons in the schoolroom , and having no enjoy- ment from that charming half ...
... replied Agnes ; and a few minutes afterwards she heard her friend's voice , in the garden , telling how Agnes Kerrison was " moping and poking over her les- sons in the schoolroom , and having no enjoy- ment from that charming half ...
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... replied Agnes , “ for I like it , and it will often be useful when Papa has foreigners dining at our house . " " " Pooh ! " said Eleanor pertly ; " foreigners all speak English nowadays . It is my opinion you are not an heiress at all ...
... replied Agnes , “ for I like it , and it will often be useful when Papa has foreigners dining at our house . " " " Pooh ! " said Eleanor pertly ; " foreigners all speak English nowadays . It is my opinion you are not an heiress at all ...
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Sydney Cox. " Oh , I am bothered to death , " replied Mr. Arkwright ; ' that noted case of Smith v . Jack- son comes on next week , and I know we shall lose it ; my second is away ill , and our junior is such a muff . ” Well , don't ...
Sydney Cox. " Oh , I am bothered to death , " replied Mr. Arkwright ; ' that noted case of Smith v . Jack- son comes on next week , and I know we shall lose it ; my second is away ill , and our junior is such a muff . ” Well , don't ...
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... replied the Q.C .; and in soft , low tones , but very distinctly , she read the papers for him . Her correct translation threw a new light on the matter , altering the whole tenor of the case ; and , a few days afterwards , Mr ...
... replied the Q.C .; and in soft , low tones , but very distinctly , she read the papers for him . Her correct translation threw a new light on the matter , altering the whole tenor of the case ; and , a few days afterwards , Mr ...
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