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... probably remarked . that it lighted up with far more expression and anima- tion than a stranger who saw him under ordinary cir- cumstances would have supposed it capable of exhi- biting . " Well , Mr. Jack , and what profession do you ...
... probably remarked . that it lighted up with far more expression and anima- tion than a stranger who saw him under ordinary cir- cumstances would have supposed it capable of exhi- biting . " Well , Mr. Jack , and what profession do you ...
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... probably be so in the following pages . " I would do any thing to please her , " he said to him- self . " I do not think she would like to know the work I have promised to engage in to - night , and yet how am I to be off it ? I know ...
... probably be so in the following pages . " I would do any thing to please her , " he said to him- self . " I do not think she would like to know the work I have promised to engage in to - night , and yet how am I to be off it ? I know ...
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... Probably the wind has blown it to , " he said to him- self . " I hope no one has found out my absence . " Climbing up , he gently pushed back the window . On looking in , what was his dismay to see his father seated in the chair by the ...
... Probably the wind has blown it to , " he said to him- self . " I hope no one has found out my absence . " Climbing up , he gently pushed back the window . On looking in , what was his dismay to see his father seated in the chair by the ...
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... about the matter , and certainly at that moment , if she had put a sword in his hand , and told him that King James was coming back , and that he must go and fight under his banner , he would very probably have obeyed of Nottingham . 55.
... about the matter , and certainly at that moment , if she had put a sword in his hand , and told him that King James was coming back , and that he must go and fight under his banner , he would very probably have obeyed of Nottingham . 55.
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William Henry G. Kingston. under his banner , he would very probably have obeyed her orders . The dinner hour at length arrived , when Mr. Harwood returned with several letters in his hand . The Squire treated him with every kindness and ...
William Henry G. Kingston. under his banner , he would very probably have obeyed her orders . The dinner hour at length arrived , when Mr. Harwood returned with several letters in his hand . The Squire treated him with every kindness and ...
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