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... cloth elegant . Ten of Them ; or , the Children of Danehurst . By Mrs. R. M. BRAY , Author of ' Jack a Nory , ' Petite , ' etc. With Twelve Illustrations by A. H. COLLINS . Just out . " Those Unlucky Twins ! ' By Annette LysteR . With ...
... cloth elegant . Ten of Them ; or , the Children of Danehurst . By Mrs. R. M. BRAY , Author of ' Jack a Nory , ' Petite , ' etc. With Twelve Illustrations by A. H. COLLINS . Just out . " Those Unlucky Twins ! ' By Annette LysteR . With ...
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... clothes , as she was pretty sure Stella would say yes . She herself had been prevailed on to go to the Grange ( a place a few miles off ) , where an old friend of hers had unexpectedly arrived . Mrs. Gunning had sent a mes- senger after ...
... clothes , as she was pretty sure Stella would say yes . She herself had been prevailed on to go to the Grange ( a place a few miles off ) , where an old friend of hers had unexpectedly arrived . Mrs. Gunning had sent a mes- senger after ...
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... clothes and stop their progress ; and still the wood didn't come to an end . ' Stella dear , ' Kathleen at last said , ' I am getting tired , do you know . Don't you think we had better go back ? ' ' Oh , no ! ' Stella answered ...
... clothes and stop their progress ; and still the wood didn't come to an end . ' Stella dear , ' Kathleen at last said , ' I am getting tired , do you know . Don't you think we had better go back ? ' ' Oh , no ! ' Stella answered ...
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... clothes more dank with the heavy dew . ' Suppose we have to stay out all night , Stella , ' Kath- leen at last whispered , ' what shall we do ? and how frightened nurse will be ! ' It was a horrible prospect , and again a pang. 39 BELATED,
... clothes more dank with the heavy dew . ' Suppose we have to stay out all night , Stella , ' Kath- leen at last whispered , ' what shall we do ? and how frightened nurse will be ! ' It was a horrible prospect , and again a pang. 39 BELATED,
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... cloth and iron , and beside one of them lay a cumbrous old pistol which had been worn at the holster of one of the Desboroughs or their retainers long ago . Heigho ! they might be very interesting in the museum at Moorthwaite by and by ...
... cloth and iron , and beside one of them lay a cumbrous old pistol which had been worn at the holster of one of the Desboroughs or their retainers long ago . Heigho ! they might be very interesting in the museum at Moorthwaite by and by ...
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