The court and the cottageGriffith & Farran, 1883 - 330 pages |
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... afternoon , when , luncheon over , the two ladies who in- habited the Cottage resigned themselves to an afternoon repose . I will not say an afternoon nap , for neither of the ladies would have acknowledged to such a state of things ...
... afternoon , when , luncheon over , the two ladies who in- habited the Cottage resigned themselves to an afternoon repose . I will not say an afternoon nap , for neither of the ladies would have acknowledged to such a state of things ...
Page 8
... afternoon was on the inhabitants of the Cottage , and extended from the drawing - room to the kitchen , where Mr. Broome , the confidential butler , coachman , gardener , and foot- man , all in one , slept the sleep of the just , in a ...
... afternoon was on the inhabitants of the Cottage , and extended from the drawing - room to the kitchen , where Mr. Broome , the confidential butler , coachman , gardener , and foot- man , all in one , slept the sleep of the just , in a ...
Page 11
... afternoon siesta was over . Miss Ponsonby had resumed the Times , and had just informed Miss Adelaide that the death of the nephew of an old friend was recorded in the first column . ' Was he sixty - three ? Dear me ! poor Edward ...
... afternoon siesta was over . Miss Ponsonby had resumed the Times , and had just informed Miss Adelaide that the death of the nephew of an old friend was recorded in the first column . ' Was he sixty - three ? Dear me ! poor Edward ...
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... afternoon , with buttons as round as his own rosy face , completed the establishment of the ladies at the Cottage . It was The Cottage par excellence in Thorpe Bishop , and the ladies reigned in it . and in the village supreme . They ...
... afternoon , with buttons as round as his own rosy face , completed the establishment of the ladies at the Cottage . It was The Cottage par excellence in Thorpe Bishop , and the ladies reigned in it . and in the village supreme . They ...
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... afternoon , still hot though the sun's rays were less intense than earlier in the day , Miss Ponsonby took the reins in her large hands , encased in driving gloves with gauntlets , and her face showed purpose in every line , as it ...
... afternoon , still hot though the sun's rays were less intense than earlier in the day , Miss Ponsonby took the reins in her large hands , encased in driving gloves with gauntlets , and her face showed purpose in every line , as it ...
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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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