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Page 30
... interest in the new project . He repented his imprudence the next moment , however , when his mother , with revived asperity , demanded what that chit of a child , and " one of them Twaddles , to boot , could do in a serious matter like ...
... interest in the new project . He repented his imprudence the next moment , however , when his mother , with revived asperity , demanded what that chit of a child , and " one of them Twaddles , to boot , could do in a serious matter like ...
Page 38
... interest , and asked him a good many questions as to where he had found them . Mrs. Brand now came forward , and begged the old lady to take a seat in the parlour , which she very willingly did , and thereby obtained a view of the board ...
... interest , and asked him a good many questions as to where he had found them . Mrs. Brand now came forward , and begged the old lady to take a seat in the parlour , which she very willingly did , and thereby obtained a view of the board ...
Page 62
... tant hills " assumed an interest in my eyes , although I was not to revisit it for many years . Accordingly , Maggie Armstrong related to me in simple fashion the few incidents of her life , her wedding , and 62 The Little Flock .
... tant hills " assumed an interest in my eyes , although I was not to revisit it for many years . Accordingly , Maggie Armstrong related to me in simple fashion the few incidents of her life , her wedding , and 62 The Little Flock .
Page 65
... interest to me , that my mind had not much time to recall the past very minutely . Lastly came a suitor of more attractive metal than poor George the Fourth , " and my marriage followed . 66 I then began to feel almost F naturalized to ...
... interest to me , that my mind had not much time to recall the past very minutely . Lastly came a suitor of more attractive metal than poor George the Fourth , " and my marriage followed . 66 I then began to feel almost F naturalized to ...
Page 107
... interest with the old clerk to search the regis- ters of St. Michael's Church , which were singularly well kept , considering the successive ravages of Monmouth's men , and " Kirke's Lambs . " Popular tradition , however , avers that ...
... interest with the old clerk to search the regis- ters of St. Michael's Church , which were singularly well kept , considering the successive ravages of Monmouth's men , and " Kirke's Lambs . " Popular tradition , however , avers that ...
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