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... thoughts turn to Captain Laurence The shrewdness of Mignonette discovers the identity of Mr. Avenel's guest - Philip writes a note - Cap- tain Laurence is stopped on the common by the gipsy- The struggle in his mind - Mignonette offers ...
... thoughts turn to Captain Laurence The shrewdness of Mignonette discovers the identity of Mr. Avenel's guest - Philip writes a note - Cap- tain Laurence is stopped on the common by the gipsy- The struggle in his mind - Mignonette offers ...
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... their father was fighting for duty's sake ; and Philip thought the life of a soldier must be a very pleasant one compared with that of a schoolboy , who was as often in dis- Colonel Graham . II grace as not ; and he ΙΟ Alda Graham .
... their father was fighting for duty's sake ; and Philip thought the life of a soldier must be a very pleasant one compared with that of a schoolboy , who was as often in dis- Colonel Graham . II grace as not ; and he ΙΟ Alda Graham .
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... thought it , and loved his little girl , if possible , more for the likeness . Alda was astonished at finding that Philip showed so little pleasure or excitement at hear- ing that his father was arrived . He commenced asking a multitude ...
... thought it , and loved his little girl , if possible , more for the likeness . Alda was astonished at finding that Philip showed so little pleasure or excitement at hear- ing that his father was arrived . He commenced asking a multitude ...
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... thought , that he scarcely listened to the long account Mrs. Graham was giving him , until they were inter- rupted by the coming of a brother and sister , who , having heard of Philip Graham's arrival , and living in the same place ...
... thought , that he scarcely listened to the long account Mrs. Graham was giving him , until they were inter- rupted by the coming of a brother and sister , who , having heard of Philip Graham's arrival , and living in the same place ...
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... thought from the subject on hand . ' Your father was a man whose word would be taken anywhere , ' resumed Mrs. Graham . And that very morning - it was the 19th of May - this happened in 1820 , I think . What year were you born , Anne ...
... thought from the subject on hand . ' Your father was a man whose word would be taken anywhere , ' resumed Mrs. Graham . And that very morning - it was the 19th of May - this happened in 1820 , I think . What year were you born , Anne ...
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