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... soon sleeping as peacefully on his little pillow as though care and trouble had never yet pressed upon his eye - lids . Nature was kinder to him in his dreams than in his waking hours , for the sweet and happy smile that occasionally ...
... soon sleeping as peacefully on his little pillow as though care and trouble had never yet pressed upon his eye - lids . Nature was kinder to him in his dreams than in his waking hours , for the sweet and happy smile that occasionally ...
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... soon perceived a narrow footway , which led , in an irregular line , downwards towards the valley from the edge of the bank , where the steps of the curious had worn away the grass in their jour- neyings to and from the place he spoke ...
... soon perceived a narrow footway , which led , in an irregular line , downwards towards the valley from the edge of the bank , where the steps of the curious had worn away the grass in their jour- neyings to and from the place he spoke ...
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... soon shut out the view of the pleasure - party , and as Guy again arrived upon the highroad , he observed a carriage with a pair of white horses , which had evidently conveyed the visitors thither . The sight of the broad highway ...
... soon shut out the view of the pleasure - party , and as Guy again arrived upon the highroad , he observed a carriage with a pair of white horses , which had evidently conveyed the visitors thither . The sight of the broad highway ...
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... chair , by placing his hands upon the table ; " and the bed shall be ready for you as soon after it as you like ; " and with that , he waddled out of the room . The landlord was as good as his word , for 70 GUY RIVERS .
... chair , by placing his hands upon the table ; " and the bed shall be ready for you as soon after it as you like ; " and with that , he waddled out of the room . The landlord was as good as his word , for 70 GUY RIVERS .
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... asking her to wake him at six next morning , Guy bade her " good night , " and was soon sleeping with- out the disturbance of even a dream . CHAPTER VIII . A FRESH DEPARTURE - GUY'S BREAKFAST AND STRANGE RECEPTION . 71.
... asking her to wake him at six next morning , Guy bade her " good night , " and was soon sleeping with- out the disturbance of even a dream . CHAPTER VIII . A FRESH DEPARTURE - GUY'S BREAKFAST AND STRANGE RECEPTION . 71.
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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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