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... tell you he was too ill to rally ; besides he thinks all I do is right . DOUBT . How did you make him think that ? CLEV . By studying his tastes and opinions , and always agreeing in both . Of course , he counted me in consequence a ...
... tell you he was too ill to rally ; besides he thinks all I do is right . DOUBT . How did you make him think that ? CLEV . By studying his tastes and opinions , and always agreeing in both . Of course , he counted me in consequence a ...
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... tell you it is certain . DOUBT . I have seen many certain things , in my time , never come to pass . But here comes poor Mary . Treat her considerately , delicately . Enter Mary , who greets her cousin cordially . MARY . Ah ! cousin ...
... tell you it is certain . DOUBT . I have seen many certain things , in my time , never come to pass . But here comes poor Mary . Treat her considerately , delicately . Enter Mary , who greets her cousin cordially . MARY . Ah ! cousin ...
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... tell me all you have heard . Tell UNCLE , ( taking the seat she hands him . ) you all I have heard ? Aye , women are like the lion at Venice , their mouths ever open , ready to receive intelligence of all sorts . Do you think , like ...
... tell me all you have heard . Tell UNCLE , ( taking the seat she hands him . ) you all I have heard ? Aye , women are like the lion at Venice , their mouths ever open , ready to receive intelligence of all sorts . Do you think , like ...
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... tell me how you like him . UNCLE . How I like him ? Why about as much as a fit of the gout , " Which cannot be cured , So must be endured . " NIECE . Endured , uncle ! Is that all you say ? Mr. Selby is generally considered clever ...
... tell me how you like him . UNCLE . How I like him ? Why about as much as a fit of the gout , " Which cannot be cured , So must be endured . " NIECE . Endured , uncle ! Is that all you say ? Mr. Selby is generally considered clever ...
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... tell me who has wronged you , and then see what I won't do . Peter Pepper was never yet accused of want of spirit . MRS . RUF . Oh , Jemima ! poor , dear Jemima ! PEP . What of my ward ? I am dying with impatience . Has she fainted , or ...
... tell me who has wronged you , and then see what I won't do . Peter Pepper was never yet accused of want of spirit . MRS . RUF . Oh , Jemima ! poor , dear Jemima ! PEP . What of my ward ? I am dying with impatience . Has she fainted , or ...
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alias Jones Aloud bailiffs Barton's farm beggar better BOND bride brother Captain Cleverly CLEV commissioners cousin dare say Dobson Doleful DOUBT DOWLAN Enter Exeunt Exit eyes FRANK Franklyn Garbett give going gone Gossip hand handsome HART hate hear heard heart heiress hurry impostor Jack Smith Jeremiah Brown Lady Lady Juliana look lovers marry MARY mind MISS CLEAVE MISS GREY MISS JOHN never NIECE Norfolk Island Pepper pettishly PLAC Placid POLICE Policeman Pooh Poor Bessy Poor dear Jemima post octavo Prattle proverb rich Ruffle Sandford Selby Seymour de Hauteville shame SILENT SIR FRED Sir Frederick Jones Sir Michael Mowbray Smith STRAN suppose sure swell mob talk tell thing thought Tilson told Tom Smiths tongue TRENCH trust UNCLE vile vulgar wealth wedding won't wait word worse Worthy WYVILL young
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Page 87 - What, John, not gone yet ? I thought you were to meet the Commissioners at twelve ? " To which, by some instinct of memory, I replied without thinking, " Yes. But it has not struck yet." JOAN : " But you know it's half an hour's walk to the Guildhall. " DAUPHIN :