The confederates [by A. Moysey].1823 |
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... felt convinced that some person ( he thought more than one ) was talking ahead of him in that very path . Hastening on , therefore , he quickly found he had judged partially right , by the discovery of a man in black , who at first ...
... felt convinced that some person ( he thought more than one ) was talking ahead of him in that very path . Hastening on , therefore , he quickly found he had judged partially right , by the discovery of a man in black , who at first ...
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... felt glad to be so employed ; and when he had taken a glass of wine with both mother and daugh- ter , he became more comfortable , and pretty fairly happy . No delay was now to ance with the young lady on his right , for be made in ...
... felt glad to be so employed ; and when he had taken a glass of wine with both mother and daugh- ter , he became more comfortable , and pretty fairly happy . No delay was now to ance with the young lady on his right , for be made in ...
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... felt fain to turn for relief to her ladyship ; who having noted the overture and repulse , smiled with her constant sort of insipid sweetness , and re- marked , 66 66 My girls have no manner . They are the most natural creatures in the ...
... felt fain to turn for relief to her ladyship ; who having noted the overture and repulse , smiled with her constant sort of insipid sweetness , and re- marked , 66 66 My girls have no manner . They are the most natural creatures in the ...
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... felt satisfied but that the man could have entered into more parti- culars if he had chosen ; nor did Rupert , who waited an hour at the least after the others were gone , meet with any suc- cess in gaining additional information ...
... felt satisfied but that the man could have entered into more parti- culars if he had chosen ; nor did Rupert , who waited an hour at the least after the others were gone , meet with any suc- cess in gaining additional information ...
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... felt all the day after , greater concern , on account of such an ebullition of spleen , than his lady ( who had not attended to him ) did , about that , and the flight of Mac - Eure into the bargain . We must now accompany the restless ...
... felt all the day after , greater concern , on account of such an ebullition of spleen , than his lady ( who had not attended to him ) did , about that , and the flight of Mac - Eure into the bargain . We must now accompany the restless ...
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