The court and the cottageGriffith & Farran, 1883 - 330 pages |
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Page 44
... Huntingdon at the Vicarage , a little darling to nurse and fondle , it would have been so nice ! ' Miss Ponsonby laughed . To nurse and fondle Elfrida did seem so obviously ridiculous ! ' A young Newfoundland puppy would be easier to ...
... Huntingdon at the Vicarage , a little darling to nurse and fondle , it would have been so nice ! ' Miss Ponsonby laughed . To nurse and fondle Elfrida did seem so obviously ridiculous ! ' A young Newfoundland puppy would be easier to ...
Page 47
... Huntingdon , was questioning his wife , who was busy marking down names for the coming school feast ; and , looking up from the list with a puzzled air , she said , - ' Miss Adelaide ! Oh , I'm sure you are curious to know what she was ...
... Huntingdon , was questioning his wife , who was busy marking down names for the coming school feast ; and , looking up from the list with a puzzled air , she said , - ' Miss Adelaide ! Oh , I'm sure you are curious to know what she was ...
Page 49
... Huntingdon could ever be quite the same again . Scarlet fever had come into the village of Thorpe Bishop . The Vicar , though taking every precaution , had sickened with it in a mild form . After a fort- night's interval , the dreadful ...
... Huntingdon could ever be quite the same again . Scarlet fever had come into the village of Thorpe Bishop . The Vicar , though taking every precaution , had sickened with it in a mild form . After a fort- night's interval , the dreadful ...
Page 50
... Huntingdon could not bear to part them by sending the younger one to school , for which the elder was not fitted . Mrs. Meredith was an early friend of Mrs. Huntingdon , who had lost her husband , and was homeless , and with very small ...
... Huntingdon could not bear to part them by sending the younger one to school , for which the elder was not fitted . Mrs. Meredith was an early friend of Mrs. Huntingdon , who had lost her husband , and was homeless , and with very small ...
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... Huntingdon asked , stroking back Daisy's short curls as she sat on a stool by her chair , having taken off her wide straw hat and thrown it down . Lily picked it up , saying , ' You do batter your hats so dreadfully , Daisy ! We got to ...
... Huntingdon asked , stroking back Daisy's short curls as she sat on a stool by her chair , having taken off her wide straw hat and thrown it down . Lily picked it up , saying , ' You do batter your hats so dreadfully , Daisy ! We got to ...
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Adelaide's African Wanderers afternoon Aunt Dorothy BARBARA HUTTON Bellingham Berkley Book bright Broome Broome's carriage cloth elegant Colonel Bradshaw Cottage Court Cousin Daisy daresay dear door drawing-room Elfrida asked exclaimed eyes face Fcap feel G. A. HENTY GELLIE gilt edges girl gone governess Grannie hand HARRISON WEIR hear heard hope Huntingdon Isola Bella Jack Jack Bruce laughed Leonora Clarke Lily look Lord Maintree luncheon MARRYAT NORRIS Meredith Miss Adelaide Miss Elfrida Miss Firths Miss Ponsonby mother never niece o'clock Ponsonby's poor child Price Reginald Reuben seemed Shillings Shillings and Sixpence Signor Montalozzi sister song soon stood Stories sure Susie Bruce talk telegram tell thing Thorpe Bishop thought Titmouse to-day to-morrow told Uncle Rex Vicarage voice W. H. G. KINGSTON wait walked window wish wonder young lady
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