Norstone; or, The rifts in the cloudGriffith and Farran, 1879 - 485 pages |
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... be allowed to continue in the chamber of death would be also useless , and possibly injurious to their youthful minds , continued , " Tell me , was Mr. Richard Melville your father ? " Yes , Sir , " said Arthur , poor ARTHUR MELVILLE . 5.
... be allowed to continue in the chamber of death would be also useless , and possibly injurious to their youthful minds , continued , " Tell me , was Mr. Richard Melville your father ? " Yes , Sir , " said Arthur , poor ARTHUR MELVILLE . 5.
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... tell of happiness , when nought but misery stared me in the face . Oh , how my heart ached then , -now , its pain is stilled , though there yet remains a void that nothing can fill . " Leaving the window he took a small casket from the ...
... tell of happiness , when nought but misery stared me in the face . Oh , how my heart ached then , -now , its pain is stilled , though there yet remains a void that nothing can fill . " Leaving the window he took a small casket from the ...
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... figure proudly up , replied , rather stiffly— " I don't understand you ; please explain . " " I'll tell you all about it , to - morrow , " said Ellis , " We have rules among ourselves that we all observe , and THE TRIAL . 35.
... figure proudly up , replied , rather stiffly— " I don't understand you ; please explain . " " I'll tell you all about it , to - morrow , " said Ellis , " We have rules among ourselves that we all observe , and THE TRIAL . 35.
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... . " " Good morning , Melville ; I must tell you that Pat's linnets , as he calls them , have very long ears , and their song is by no means a musical one ; so you will perhaps know what he is talking about , the next time THE TRIAL . 37.
... . " " Good morning , Melville ; I must tell you that Pat's linnets , as he calls them , have very long ears , and their song is by no means a musical one ; so you will perhaps know what he is talking about , the next time THE TRIAL . 37.
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... tell . The daughter , May , a tall ladylike girl of some twenty years of age , very quiet and gentle in manner , was as good - natured as her mother ; while Cyril , the son , a jolly fellow of twenty - three , assisted his father in the ...
... tell . The daughter , May , a tall ladylike girl of some twenty years of age , very quiet and gentle in manner , was as good - natured as her mother ; while Cyril , the son , a jolly fellow of twenty - three , assisted his father in the ...
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