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... heard the news , of course ? " " Yes , boys , and am very sorry to hear it . " Captain Barclay spoke so gravely that Ralph asked anxiously , " Don't you think we shall thrash them , papa ? " " I consider it very doubtful , Ralph , " his ...
... heard the news , of course ? " " Yes , boys , and am very sorry to hear it . " Captain Barclay spoke so gravely that Ralph asked anxiously , " Don't you think we shall thrash them , papa ? " " I consider it very doubtful , Ralph , " his ...
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... heard that you were to marry yourself to an Englishman , I said at once , it is bad , harm will come of it . These English are Islanders , they are eccentric , they are mad . They sell their wives in the market with a cord round their ...
... heard that you were to marry yourself to an Englishman , I said at once , it is bad , harm will come of it . These English are Islanders , they are eccentric , they are mad . They sell their wives in the market with a cord round their ...
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... heard a great tumult in the streets . They hurried forward to see what was the matter , and found an excited crowd shouting and gesticulating . " Death to the spy ! " " Death to the spy ! " " Hang him ! " " Kill the dog ! " were the ...
... heard a great tumult in the streets . They hurried forward to see what was the matter , and found an excited crowd shouting and gesticulating . " Death to the spy ! " " Death to the spy ! " " Hang him ! " " Kill the dog ! " were the ...
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... heard , and with cries of " Death to the spy ! " the men in front pre- pared for a rush . The levelled bayonets and drawn swords , however , for a moment checked their ardour ; but those behind kept up the cry , and a serious conflict ...
... heard , and with cries of " Death to the spy ! " the men in front pre- pared for a rush . The levelled bayonets and drawn swords , however , for a moment checked their ardour ; but those behind kept up the cry , and a serious conflict ...
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George Alfred Henty. you that we came along . We heard you call out just as you fell , and got in in time , with the help of our friends , to save your life . Another minute or two and we should have been too late . " " God bless your ...
George Alfred Henty. you that we came along . We heard you call out just as you fell , and got in in time , with the help of our friends , to save your life . Another minute or two and we should have been too late . " " God bless your ...
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