Flotsam and jetsam; or, Do your duty and never mind the consequencesGriffith & Farran, 1881 - 180 pages |
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Page 37
... gave Lady Tresillian a liking for the unknown writer ; while Pengarth's was evidently the letter of a hard man of business , much afraid of incurring expense ; while at the same time several sentences conveyed the impression that he was ...
... gave Lady Tresillian a liking for the unknown writer ; while Pengarth's was evidently the letter of a hard man of business , much afraid of incurring expense ; while at the same time several sentences conveyed the impression that he was ...
Page 42
... gave the idea of being at least twelve months older than his real age . Mr Pengarth pushed his way rapidly through the crowd , and Jock did his best to keep him in sight , but a sudden rush of people after a pickpocket hid his uncle ...
... gave the idea of being at least twelve months older than his real age . Mr Pengarth pushed his way rapidly through the crowd , and Jock did his best to keep him in sight , but a sudden rush of people after a pickpocket hid his uncle ...
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... gave him a cold kiss on his forehead , and telling him to be a good boy and stop crying , began taking off his wraps . She soon seated him at a well - furnished tea - table , but he could not eat , and kept on crying and imploring to be ...
... gave him a cold kiss on his forehead , and telling him to be a good boy and stop crying , began taking off his wraps . She soon seated him at a well - furnished tea - table , but he could not eat , and kept on crying and imploring to be ...
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... gave way to a footpath , with a stone curb on one side and trees on the other . Seeing a light a little way before him on the opposite side of the road , he was just going to step off the path in order to cross over , when he suddenly ...
... gave way to a footpath , with a stone curb on one side and trees on the other . Seeing a light a little way before him on the opposite side of the road , he was just going to step off the path in order to cross over , when he suddenly ...
Page 77
... he suld go ; Wullie's ower masterfu ' , an ' the speerit o ' disobedience wha's in him , maun be thrashit oot o ' him . " Ailie gave up the discussion , seeing it was a fruitless one , and had to content IN PORT . 77.
... he suld go ; Wullie's ower masterfu ' , an ' the speerit o ' disobedience wha's in him , maun be thrashit oot o ' him . " Ailie gave up the discussion , seeing it was a fruitless one , and had to content IN PORT . 77.
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