Grey Towers; Or, Aunty Hetty's WillGriffith and Farran, 1877 - 284 pages |
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... short time ago since we were all three staying at Grey Towers together -Tom Burges , Ralph , and myself . " " Ralph lived there altogether , didn't he ? " " Yes , Aunt Hetty adopted him , and every one looked on him as heir to the chief ...
... short time ago since we were all three staying at Grey Towers together -Tom Burges , Ralph , and myself . " " Ralph lived there altogether , didn't he ? " " Yes , Aunt Hetty adopted him , and every one looked on him as heir to the chief ...
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... short time ago she had been pleased at her daughter's betrothal to Ralph , and had smiled approvingly on their affection for each other ; but now , the very recollection is odious , it is a page of the past she would fain blot out for ...
... short time ago she had been pleased at her daughter's betrothal to Ralph , and had smiled approvingly on their affection for each other ; but now , the very recollection is odious , it is a page of the past she would fain blot out for ...
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... short intervals of time alone in his study . There , with his plate of luncheon and cup of coffee beside him , he can still peruse his books , and in a measure keep his train of serious thoughts unbroken . D Only after the evening ...
... short intervals of time alone in his study . There , with his plate of luncheon and cup of coffee beside him , he can still peruse his books , and in a measure keep his train of serious thoughts unbroken . D Only after the evening ...
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... short time - poor heart - broken , unhappy creature she was . " Leonard reckons up the time . " Lady West has been dead a year , Gerty . She died just this time last summer , you recollect ! " " So she did ! Well , if Alice is to marry ...
... short time - poor heart - broken , unhappy creature she was . " Leonard reckons up the time . " Lady West has been dead a year , Gerty . She died just this time last summer , you recollect ! " " So she did ! Well , if Alice is to marry ...
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... short , fussy visits . One day when they call in , Alice brightens a little , her face lights up with a flash of its old , frank expression , for Lotty has crept over to her side , and is pulling at her seal- skin jacket , asking to be ...
... short , fussy visits . One day when they call in , Alice brightens a little , her face lights up with a flash of its old , frank expression , for Lotty has crept over to her side , and is pulling at her seal- skin jacket , asking to be ...
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