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Page 27
He went to church in the morning , and in the afternoon stood at the coffee - room
window watching the townspeople going by to their devotions in an absent
unseeing way , and thinking of his own troubles ; pausing , just a little , now and
then ...
He went to church in the morning , and in the afternoon stood at the coffee - room
window watching the townspeople going by to their devotions in an absent
unseeing way , and thinking of his own troubles ; pausing , just a little , now and
then ...
Page 29
There ' s two or three lanes or byroads about there , and it lies in one of them that
turns sharp off by the Blue Boar , which is about the only inn where you can bait a
horse thereabouts . ' I ' ll ride over there to - morrow morning , and have a look ...
There ' s two or three lanes or byroads about there , and it lies in one of them that
turns sharp off by the Blue Boar , which is about the only inn where you can bait a
horse thereabouts . ' I ' ll ride over there to - morrow morning , and have a look ...
Page 40
Moreover , were he a lingerer in his tent in the morning , the finger of scorn would
soon be pointed at him — for prayer and ablutions , by the law of Mohammed ,
have to be got through at this hour ; not to say that the morning air in the desert is
...
Moreover , were he a lingerer in his tent in the morning , the finger of scorn would
soon be pointed at him — for prayer and ablutions , by the law of Mohammed ,
have to be got through at this hour ; not to say that the morning air in the desert is
...
Page 45
If an Arab has lost his only child on the morning of the day on which he has
invited a guest , he will make no alterations in his preparations , but perform the
duties of host with undiminished scrupulous exactness , and make no mention of
his ...
If an Arab has lost his only child on the morning of the day on which he has
invited a guest , he will make no alterations in his preparations , but perform the
duties of host with undiminished scrupulous exactness , and make no mention of
his ...
Page 48
... bray from sunset to sunrise ; and in the morning he will come and inquire with
such an innocent face and such polite salutations how his guest has slept , that
the latter , if he is a wise man , will do no otherwise than reply , ' Excellently well .
... bray from sunset to sunrise ; and in the morning he will come and inquire with
such an innocent face and such polite salutations how his guest has slept , that
the latter , if he is a wise man , will do no otherwise than reply , ' Excellently well .
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| Title | Belgravia, a London magazine, conducted by M.E. Braddon, Volume 12 Belgravia, a London magazine, conducted by M.E. Braddon, Mary Elizabeth Braddon |
| Author | Belgravia |
| Editor | Mary Elizabeth Braddon |
| Published | 1870 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 22 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 2 pages |
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