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... rich enough to do without it was a bachelor without kith or kin ( that he cared for ) to have it - why did he not adopt that plan , and let the hateful place go to the deuce ? go . - He did his best to send it there , but it wouldn't ...
... rich enough to do without it was a bachelor without kith or kin ( that he cared for ) to have it - why did he not adopt that plan , and let the hateful place go to the deuce ? go . - He did his best to send it there , but it wouldn't ...
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... rich , and who had a mortal dread of the workhouse - he most despised his sister Bell - short for Isabella - who was in every respect his superior . His ways of life had already stamped " sot " upon what should have been a handsome face ...
... rich , and who had a mortal dread of the workhouse - he most despised his sister Bell - short for Isabella - who was in every respect his superior . His ways of life had already stamped " sot " upon what should have been a handsome face ...
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... rich men . It was Probyn's want of confidence that brought on the smash , and for a time the confident one had been very angry with Probyn . Time and experience work quietly , and turn us round without our knowing that we have swerved ...
... rich men . It was Probyn's want of confidence that brought on the smash , and for a time the confident one had been very angry with Probyn . Time and experience work quietly , and turn us round without our knowing that we have swerved ...
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... rich , Walter , and a real gentle- man , of good family too . You should ' a ' seen the beautiful things he gave her ! Cashmere shawls , all wove with gold , and as soft as soft ; ivory boxes carved with elephants and tigers - lovely ...
... rich , Walter , and a real gentle- man , of good family too . You should ' a ' seen the beautiful things he gave her ! Cashmere shawls , all wove with gold , and as soft as soft ; ivory boxes carved with elephants and tigers - lovely ...
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... rich man in three years . " " He is rich , Walter . " " Then why did he go slaving back to India with a young wife ? " " He's got a few years more to serve for his pen- sion . " " His pension be harged ! India isn't the place for a girl ...
... rich man in three years . " " He is rich , Walter . " " Then why did he go slaving back to India with a young wife ? " " He's got a few years more to serve for his pen- sion . " " His pension be harged ! India isn't the place for a girl ...
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