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... Allen , ' he continued , on an occasion I am about to relate , are going up for their examination this term , and they have to read very hard , sir , which falls very heavy upon Mr. Belton , sir , and does make him grumble most ...
... Allen , ' he continued , on an occasion I am about to relate , are going up for their examination this term , and they have to read very hard , sir , which falls very heavy upon Mr. Belton , sir , and does make him grumble most ...
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... Allen , Lipsley , and all my old chums are dropping off one by one to be their own masters , and have such a turn with the hounds as shall make up for losing the best of the 6 6 BELTON IN DISTRESS . 223 shooting . Ay , and 222 THE ...
... Allen , Lipsley , and all my old chums are dropping off one by one to be their own masters , and have such a turn with the hounds as shall make up for losing the best of the 6 6 BELTON IN DISTRESS . 223 shooting . Ay , and 222 THE ...
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... Allen , are all hard at it . It will be a near shave with some of us . Min- ton , too , a silly fellow , has been reading up till last week , and then shied the post , though Tufton de- clared he would guarantee him through if he would ...
... Allen , are all hard at it . It will be a near shave with some of us . Min- ton , too , a silly fellow , has been reading up till last week , and then shied the post , though Tufton de- clared he would guarantee him through if he would ...
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... Allen , who persevered . " I would give a trifle , ' said Belton , ' if I were only as safe to get through as Allen : that man is fond of books ; he could always read something while waiting for a horse , or ten minutes before dinner ...
... Allen , who persevered . " I would give a trifle , ' said Belton , ' if I were only as safe to get through as Allen : that man is fond of books ; he could always read something while waiting for a horse , or ten minutes before dinner ...
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... Allen it was different : he had his fling , but never quite gave up reading . ' " Certainly Allen was quite another kind of man : he had some four or five hundred a year to spend at college , and being a merry soul , and fond of all ...
... Allen it was different : he had his fling , but never quite gave up reading . ' " Certainly Allen was quite another kind of man : he had some four or five hundred a year to spend at college , and being a merry soul , and fond of all ...
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