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... doubt , aware that I have had under my charge , for the last five years , Master George Gilbert , the son of the late Mr. Nathaniel Gilbert , of Evertree , a most worthy and respectable man . I was in- formed , at the time of the ...
... doubt , aware that I have had under my charge , for the last five years , Master George Gilbert , the son of the late Mr. Nathaniel Gilbert , of Evertree , a most worthy and respectable man . I was in- formed , at the time of the ...
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... doubt that my words had produced even a deeper effect than I had designed . Mrs. Staines and myself both feared that in his remorse he had been guilty of some desperate act ; and we made every effort , immediately after breakfast , to ...
... doubt that my words had produced even a deeper effect than I had designed . Mrs. Staines and myself both feared that in his remorse he had been guilty of some desperate act ; and we made every effort , immediately after breakfast , to ...
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... doubt , " said a voice close at hand ; " but he won't let you go , I'll answer for that . " The boys turned quickly round , and were not par- ticularly pleased to see the first lieutenant , Mr. Gray , who had come aft , to give some ...
... doubt , " said a voice close at hand ; " but he won't let you go , I'll answer for that . " The boys turned quickly round , and were not par- ticularly pleased to see the first lieutenant , Mr. Gray , who had come aft , to give some ...
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... doubt . But that will be too late , won't it ? Once ashore , I guess they must be pretty nimble to catch us ; and besides , old Jennings is too good - natured to do anything against us , which he isn't obliged to do . " " Well , that's ...
... doubt . But that will be too late , won't it ? Once ashore , I guess they must be pretty nimble to catch us ; and besides , old Jennings is too good - natured to do anything against us , which he isn't obliged to do . " " Well , that's ...
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... doubt that the lost vessel had been a slaver , and he had an instinctive abhorrence of all engaged in that horrible traffic . Still there seemed no other hope of successfully prosecuting the voyage , and after all it would be a ...
... doubt that the lost vessel had been a slaver , and he had an instinctive abhorrence of all engaged in that horrible traffic . Still there seemed no other hope of successfully prosecuting the voyage , and after all it would be a ...
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Hair-Breadth Escapes: The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa H. C. Adams No preview available - 2022 |
Hair-Breadth Escapes: Or the Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa (1877) Henry Cadwallader Adams No preview available - 2008 |
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