Isabel's Difficulties, Or, Light on the Daily PathGriffith & Farran, Brown & Company, 1874 - 256 pages |
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... Mrs Walpole's only sister and her husband , with a family quite as numer- ous as the Walpoles . This uncle and aunt had ... M'Ivor and his wife returned to India . Here the rest of the children had been born . Isabel was just sixteen ...
... Mrs Walpole's only sister and her husband , with a family quite as numer- ous as the Walpoles . This uncle and aunt had ... M'Ivor and his wife returned to India . Here the rest of the children had been born . Isabel was just sixteen ...
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... M'Ivor's nursery . Past the doors of this she softly crept , lest its inmates should pounce upon and detain her ... Miss Grace's presence . And Grace had her cat there ! ' Grace ' exclaimed her sister . ' Get away TURMOIL . 13.
... M'Ivor's nursery . Past the doors of this she softly crept , lest its inmates should pounce upon and detain her ... Miss Grace's presence . And Grace had her cat there ! ' Grace ' exclaimed her sister . ' Get away TURMOIL . 13.
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... Miss M'Ivor standing on the landing - place above , which of course stopped the fray . And Roger , turning with an indignant snort , led the way to his sister's room . Grace had , when Roger left , determined on leaving her retreat . It ...
... Miss M'Ivor standing on the landing - place above , which of course stopped the fray . And Roger , turning with an indignant snort , led the way to his sister's room . Grace had , when Roger left , determined on leaving her retreat . It ...
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... M'Ivor had been peep- ing out of his door , and had seen him , and shot back in consequence . It was all very odd ... Mrs Walpole by her husband , and to these she added her own knowledge of Grace's sulky conduct in the morning . That ...
... M'Ivor had been peep- ing out of his door , and had seen him , and shot back in consequence . It was all very odd ... Mrs Walpole by her husband , and to these she added her own knowledge of Grace's sulky conduct in the morning . That ...
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... Mrs M'Ivor might have been disturbed by the noise ; and such in truth was the case ! Her mother needed all her soothing care to calm her ; care that Isabel loved to give , and her mother delighted to receive . A spoiled child all her ...
... Mrs M'Ivor might have been disturbed by the noise ; and such in truth was the case ! Her mother needed all her soothing care to calm her ; care that Isabel loved to give , and her mother delighted to receive . A spoiled child all her ...
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ADVENTURES asked aunt Walpole Author ayah BARBARA HUTTON began Bertrand Du Guesclin Billy Bob Dacres caught child Christmas Clara cloak cloth elegant Colonel Walpole coloured cried dared dear door dread dress exclaimed fancy father Fcap fear felt fierce G. A. HENTY gilt edges girl guests HARRISON WEIR hear heard Hexley Hotspur hurried Illustrations Imperial 16mo inquired Isabel Kitty knew look Luxton ma'am mamma Master Miss Grace Miss M'Ivor morning morocco mother O'Neill mummers naughty never night nurse Thirswell nursery O'Neill's paused perhaps Pincher pony Post 8vo purse replied returned Roger Second Edition Shillings shrubbery walk silence sister soon speak stairs stood story Super Royal 16mo sure tale Tear'em tell THOMAS HOOD thought to-morrow told tone tower turned uncle voice Walpole Hall Walpole's watching whilst William Luxton woman words young
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