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... laughed and chattered While so engaged , M. with her brothers and cousins . and Madame Duburg arrived with their daughters Julie and Justine . M. Duburg , Mrs. Barclay's brother , was proprietor of a considerable estate planted almost ...
... laughed and chattered While so engaged , M. with her brothers and cousins . and Madame Duburg arrived with their daughters Julie and Justine . M. Duburg , Mrs. Barclay's brother , was proprietor of a considerable estate planted almost ...
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George Alfred Henty. her husband , who was accustomed to his wife's speeches , laughed . " But , for all that , commonplace or not com- monplace , I should like to see some of Milly's bright , healthy colour in my girls ' cheeks , and I ...
George Alfred Henty. her husband , who was accustomed to his wife's speeches , laughed . " But , for all that , commonplace or not com- monplace , I should like to see some of Milly's bright , healthy colour in my girls ' cheeks , and I ...
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... sitting up and looking round him , " here's a little French soldier speaking as illegant English as I do meself . " " I'm English , " laughed Ralph , " and luckily it was for E you that we came along . We heard you call.
... sitting up and looking round him , " here's a little French soldier speaking as illegant English as I do meself . " " I'm English , " laughed Ralph , " and luckily it was for E you that we came along . We heard you call.
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... laughed . " You are not in earnest , Tim ? " " As sure as the Gospels , your honour . I've served five years in the Cork Militia , and wore the badge as a marks- man ; and so I mean to ' list , and go as your honours ' sarvint . " 66 ...
... laughed . " You are not in earnest , Tim ? " " As sure as the Gospels , your honour . I've served five years in the Cork Militia , and wore the badge as a marks- man ; and so I mean to ' list , and go as your honours ' sarvint . " 66 ...
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... laughed so that she had to beg of him to stop . The next day Tim went down with Captain Barclay and signed the engagement . He remained with the Captain during the time that the latter was giving his instructions in musketry , entering ...
... laughed so that she had to beg of him to stop . The next day Tim went down with Captain Barclay and signed the engagement . He remained with the Captain during the time that the latter was giving his instructions in musketry , entering ...
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arms army arrived balloon Besançon Blamont boys Cambriels Captain Barclay cavalry Christine cloth Colonel Tempé coloured command corps despatches distance Doyle duty Edition enemy English Epinal Fcap fell fight fire forest France French G. A. HENTY Gambetta German gilt edges hair half hand HARRISON WEIR head heard honour horses hour hundred yards Illustrations lads laughed legion of honour Lieutenant looked Madame Duburg Major Tempé Maupas Melun miles Milly minutes Mobiles Molsheim Montargis morning Mutzig night o'clock officers once Orleans Paris passed peasant plain Post 8vo prisoners Prussians quarter Ralph and Percy Ribouville rifles road round Salbris Saverne schoolmaster sentries sergeant shot shouted side soldiers staff surgeon Teclier tell thing Tim's tireurs to-morrow told town Trochu troops turned Uhlans village Vosges walked Wasselonne wood wounded young Barclays Zouaves
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