Grey Towers; Or, Aunty Hetty's WillGriffith and Farran, 1877 - 284 pages |
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... round them is strewed with scraps and shreds , chips and tatters , of all hues and sizes - a perfect litter , in fact , such as boys are found to delight in . Loud screams of welcome from the two youngest greet the mother as she comes ...
... round them is strewed with scraps and shreds , chips and tatters , of all hues and sizes - a perfect litter , in fact , such as boys are found to delight in . Loud screams of welcome from the two youngest greet the mother as she comes ...
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... place in Eastown churchyard . Surely some feeling of awe or respect makes the squire pause thus at the door , as he glances rapidly round the apartment . No , he is only thinking what a gloomy old 20 Grey Towers ; or ,
... place in Eastown churchyard . Surely some feeling of awe or respect makes the squire pause thus at the door , as he glances rapidly round the apartment . No , he is only thinking what a gloomy old 20 Grey Towers ; or ,
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... round the old chamber , making weird - like , fantastic shadows , and warning him he must bring his inspection to a close for the present . He draws out a packet of yellow letters from the desk , that had been locked in a private drawer ...
... round the old chamber , making weird - like , fantastic shadows , and warning him he must bring his inspection to a close for the present . He draws out a packet of yellow letters from the desk , that had been locked in a private drawer ...
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... round to look with surprise at her daughter . " Oh ! because it would have been a mark of respect to dear Aunt Hetty ; everybody calls her ' Aunt Hetty , ' you know . " " If you had known the old lady , Alice , you would hardly have ...
... round to look with surprise at her daughter . " Oh ! because it would have been a mark of respect to dear Aunt Hetty ; everybody calls her ' Aunt Hetty , ' you know . " " If you had known the old lady , Alice , you would hardly have ...
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... round the supper table ; Mr. Burges eats the good fare provided for him with a relish , and talks loudly and cheerily between whiles . Prosperity is agreeing wonder- fully well with him , it keeps him , for the present , in a state of ...
... round the supper table ; Mr. Burges eats the good fare provided for him with a relish , and talks loudly and cheerily between whiles . Prosperity is agreeing wonder- fully well with him , it keeps him , for the present , in a state of ...
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Alice Alice's Atkin Aunt Hetty's BARBARA HUTTON better boys bright by-and-by Cape Coast Castle carriage child cloth elegant coloured comes Coomassie Cosmorama curate curate's daughter dear dinner door Eastown exclaims eyes face Fairy FANCY Fcap feels Gertrude Gertrude's Gerty gilt edges girl give glances goes Grey Towers GRIFFITH AND FARRAN Gurling hand happiness HARRISON WEIR heart Hetty hope husband Illustrations by Harrison Katie Katie's Khedive Lady West laugh Lenny Leonard Thwaites look Lusatia mamma mind Miss Thwaites morning mother never nursery once Perhaps Philip Post 8vo PUBLISHED BY GRIFFITH Ralph Burges REALMS OF FANCY replies round Sarah says Second Edition seems Shillings and Sixpence Sir Stanley West Slopeley smile Squire Burges STORIES sure TAEPING talk tell things Thomas Burges THOMAS HOOD thought Tom Hood tone voice walk wife Wilford wonder words young Zipporah
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