Swift and sure; or, The career of two brothersGriffith and Farran, successors to Newbery and Harris, 1873 - 406 pages |
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... doors opened , and the giant's head was thrust in ! ' were muttered by one or other in turn . Mr. Markam was right when he said that Gerald and Fred Langton were a great contrast to each other . The difference was as great in person as ...
... doors opened , and the giant's head was thrust in ! ' were muttered by one or other in turn . Mr. Markam was right when he said that Gerald and Fred Langton were a great contrast to each other . The difference was as great in person as ...
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... door . There was the charm of novelty in a visit to an unknown part of the country , which had been often described to them in glowing colours by young Sutton . And there was a kind of mystery surrounding their young friend himself ...
... door . There was the charm of novelty in a visit to an unknown part of the country , which had been often described to them in glowing colours by young Sutton . And there was a kind of mystery surrounding their young friend himself ...
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... door on that sunny afternoon , it could not have been hailed with greater delight by the two lads than attended the appearance of the double chaise , and the announcement that ' Master Sutton's carriage had come , ' called out by the ...
... door on that sunny afternoon , it could not have been hailed with greater delight by the two lads than attended the appearance of the double chaise , and the announcement that ' Master Sutton's carriage had come , ' called out by the ...
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... doors all the summer , and painting pictures at home , and sell- ing them for heaps of money . ' ' Yes , if you can sell them , ' said sober Fred . ' Do you remember old Davis , who used to come and smoke a pipe with Pa sometimes ? He ...
... doors all the summer , and painting pictures at home , and sell- ing them for heaps of money . ' ' Yes , if you can sell them , ' said sober Fred . ' Do you remember old Davis , who used to come and smoke a pipe with Pa sometimes ? He ...
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... door interrupted them . ' I say , old fellows , ' said the voice of George Sut- ton outside , ' are you nearly ready ? It wants only twenty minutes to eight . ' ' Come in , George ; we're only doing the fancy work , to make ourselves ...
... door interrupted them . ' I say , old fellows , ' said the voice of George Sut- ton outside , ' are you nearly ready ? It wants only twenty minutes to eight . ' ' Come in , George ; we're only doing the fancy work , to make ourselves ...
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amusement appeared artist beautiful Becham better boys brother Ceylon charming cheroots Chiavenna Civita Vecchia clerk cloth coloured dear Deed delight dinner door Elliot Engravings exclaimed eyes fancy Fcap feel fellow fortune Fred Langton Fred's Freeman G. A. HENTY Genoa gentleman George Gerald Langton gilt edges GRIFFITH AND FARRAN ground hand HARRISON WEIR Hetty hour Illustrations inquired Italy journey lads lady lake laugh Leadenhall Street Lombardy look Lucy mind morning morocco mountain never night observed once Ostend painting Park party passed plain pleasure Post 8vo reached remark road Rome Salford scarcely scene seated sight smile soon Splügen stood Stories Super-royal 16mo Sutton things THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD thought tion told took town travellers turned Via Mala village whilst wonder young youth
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