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... side , and especially vented his ill - humour on his eldest son , Guy . The want of money , withdrawn from its proper uses to be expended in drink , began , after a time , to make itself felt in the household . In the old times no ...
... side , and especially vented his ill - humour on his eldest son , Guy . The want of money , withdrawn from its proper uses to be expended in drink , began , after a time , to make itself felt in the household . In the old times no ...
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... side of the grounds . He hastily raised the latch and passed through , when he perceived a figure , huddled up together , close against the hedge . " What's that ? Who's there ? " inquired Guy CHAPTER II The Return Home-Guy's Reception ...
... side of the grounds . He hastily raised the latch and passed through , when he perceived a figure , huddled up together , close against the hedge . " What's that ? Who's there ? " inquired Guy CHAPTER II The Return Home-Guy's Reception ...
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... side of the table were his wife , and eldest daughter , a girl of sixteen . Both were en- gaged at needlework , and both looked as if they had been weeping : the mother's eyelids especially , were flushed and swollen . A second girl , a ...
... side of the table were his wife , and eldest daughter , a girl of sixteen . Both were en- gaged at needlework , and both looked as if they had been weeping : the mother's eyelids especially , were flushed and swollen . A second girl , a ...
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... side . But he trusted , with God's help , that his own stout heart and willing hand would prevent such a calamity . And then , as he gazed out into the darkness , he reflected upon the plan he should pursue when sun- rise enabled him to ...
... side . But he trusted , with God's help , that his own stout heart and willing hand would prevent such a calamity . And then , as he gazed out into the darkness , he reflected upon the plan he should pursue when sun- rise enabled him to ...
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... side by side at the foot of the bed , when the mother , drooping her forehead upon her clasped hands , poured out her feelings to One who could best understand their intensity , and whose Holy Spirit could alone breathe consolation to ...
... side by side at the foot of the bed , when the mother , drooping her forehead upon her clasped hands , poured out her feelings to One who could best understand their intensity , and whose Holy Spirit could alone breathe consolation to ...
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Guy Rivers, Or a Boy's Struggles in the Great World (Classic Reprint) Alfred Elwes No preview available - 2016 |
Guy Rivers, Or, a Boy's Struggles in the Great World Alfred Elwes,Henry Anelay No preview available - 2016 |
Guy Rivers, Or a Boy's Struggles in the Great World (Classic Reprint) Alfred Elwes No preview available - 2018 |
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