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Page 62
... lady , she have got trouble enough for sure , ' said another neighbour . " Come , David , you may as well go at once , ' said another . ' It must be known sooner or later . ' 6 And she ' ll learn it soon enough without my being in such ...
... lady , she have got trouble enough for sure , ' said another neighbour . " Come , David , you may as well go at once , ' said another . ' It must be known sooner or later . ' 6 And she ' ll learn it soon enough without my being in such ...
Page 63
... lady , ' said he , ' you are , I feel surę , frightening yourself without reason . Geoffry will be home shortly . ' ' You do not believe it yourself ; you say so for my sake , Dr. Murray , ' she said . Then she took her boy's hat from ...
... lady , ' said he , ' you are , I feel surę , frightening yourself without reason . Geoffry will be home shortly . ' ' You do not believe it yourself ; you say so for my sake , Dr. Murray , ' she said . Then she took her boy's hat from ...
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... ladies ; although that was of very little matter , as they were so kind to him . Just in front of where they sat , there was drawn up a large waggon , laden with long poles of wood , and coils of rope , and rolls of canvas ; and Geoffry ...
... ladies ; although that was of very little matter , as they were so kind to him . Just in front of where they sat , there was drawn up a large waggon , laden with long poles of wood , and coils of rope , and rolls of canvas ; and Geoffry ...
Page 76
... ladies flying through the air , or danc- ing upon nothing , or driving all at once more horses than the circus company possessed . The women were unpacking boxes in a small square tent which had been put together as quickly as a con ...
... ladies flying through the air , or danc- ing upon nothing , or driving all at once more horses than the circus company possessed . The women were unpacking boxes in a small square tent which had been put together as quickly as a con ...
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... LADY DESMOND : a Narrative of the Times of James II . By MARY and CATHERINE LEE , Authors of " Rosamond Fane , " etc. With Illustrations by T. H. COLLINS . Post 8vo , price 4s . 6d .; gilt edges , 5s . " Deserves a special commendation ...
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