The court and the cottageGriffith & Farran, 1883 - 330 pages |
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... face ; and the bright knitting - needles between Miss Adelaide's fingers ceased their click , and lay upon her flowered muslin gown - motionless ! The buzzing of a bluebottle fly on the window- pane , the hum of a bee as it flew past ...
... face ; and the bright knitting - needles between Miss Adelaide's fingers ceased their click , and lay upon her flowered muslin gown - motionless ! The buzzing of a bluebottle fly on the window- pane , the hum of a bee as it flew past ...
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... face with her hands , and could only echo , ' What shall we do ? ' There was a momentary pause , during which Broome lingered , but seeing that neither of his ladies were going to faint or have a fit , 12 THE COURT AND THE COTTAGE .
... face with her hands , and could only echo , ' What shall we do ? ' There was a momentary pause , during which Broome lingered , but seeing that neither of his ladies were going to faint or have a fit , 12 THE COURT AND THE COTTAGE .
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... face betraying much agitation , she took the envelope up again , and said , — ' We are very foolish , for after all there is no one left very near to us who can have telegraphed bad news . ' ' It may be the bank ! ' Miss Adelaide ...
... face betraying much agitation , she took the envelope up again , and said , — ' We are very foolish , for after all there is no one left very near to us who can have telegraphed bad news . ' ' It may be the bank ! ' Miss Adelaide ...
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... faces carefully as he set down the coffee on a little table . He noticed that Miss Ponsonby's cheeks were flushed , and one of her grey curls had been caught in her spectacles , and hung out of its proper place above her eyebrow . Miss ...
... faces carefully as he set down the coffee on a little table . He noticed that Miss Ponsonby's cheeks were flushed , and one of her grey curls had been caught in her spectacles , and hung out of its proper place above her eyebrow . Miss ...
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... 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 were the two surviving children of an old Lord ...
... 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 were the two surviving children of an old Lord ...
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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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