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... fellow , who knew all about it . Come down to see that find of mine , you know . He's got a head on his shoul- ders , and saw through the jealousy of the other fellows at once . ' During the summer of 1870 , while all Europe rang with ...
... fellow , who knew all about it . Come down to see that find of mine , you know . He's got a head on his shoul- ders , and saw through the jealousy of the other fellows at once . ' During the summer of 1870 , while all Europe rang with ...
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... fellow too . ' ' I have met him . He's a good - looking fellow , ' another man said ; but he puts on a lot of side , doesn't he ? ' ' Oh no . He doesn't mean it . He really is a very nice young chap . It's only the Thirtieth swagger ...
... fellow too . ' ' I have met him . He's a good - looking fellow , ' another man said ; but he puts on a lot of side , doesn't he ? ' ' Oh no . He doesn't mean it . He really is a very nice young chap . It's only the Thirtieth swagger ...
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... fellow at bottom , found himself so uncomfortable at Wrentham that he did not care to come down very often . He lived by him- self on his allowance , which was liberal , hunting a little and shooting a good deal , and getting through ...
... fellow at bottom , found himself so uncomfortable at Wrentham that he did not care to come down very often . He lived by him- self on his allowance , which was liberal , hunting a little and shooting a good deal , and getting through ...
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... fellow . His ' get up ' was merely a correct and necessary portion of the per- formance . George Beresford , generally known as ' Berry , ' was an Irishman , or rather what the Irish of the present day would call one of the English ...
... fellow . His ' get up ' was merely a correct and necessary portion of the per- formance . George Beresford , generally known as ' Berry , ' was an Irishman , or rather what the Irish of the present day would call one of the English ...
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... fellow had been intended to march he would have been given four legs . The argument was a little confused , but it served its purpose , and before long Berry was one of the cheerist spirits in the Thirtieth Lancers . One of the ...
... fellow had been intended to march he would have been given four legs . The argument was a little confused , but it served its purpose , and before long Berry was one of the cheerist spirits in the Thirtieth Lancers . One of the ...
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