The court and the cottageGriffith & Farran, 1883 - 330 pages |
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... Once , or at the most twice , since the ladies had lived at the Cottage , had such an event occurred as the arrival of one of those dull orange - coloured envelopes . Telegrams are common enough in these days in some houses . The ...
... Once , or at the most twice , since the ladies had lived at the Cottage , had such an event occurred as the arrival of one of those dull orange - coloured envelopes . Telegrams are common enough in these days in some houses . The ...
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... once counted a long line of sons and daughters , but who saw them fade before his eyes , one by one , as they attained manhood and womanhood . He was suc- ceeded by his son Leonard , who never married ; and his youngest son Ralph ...
... once counted a long line of sons and daughters , but who saw them fade before his eyes , one by one , as they attained manhood and womanhood . He was suc- ceeded by his son Leonard , who never married ; and his youngest son Ralph ...
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... once a great pet with us all ; but when he wilfully threw himself away , and married a poor foolish girl , I for one had very little more to do with him . Certainly we had none of us any interest in Helen when she renounced our name ...
... once a great pet with us all ; but when he wilfully threw himself away , and married a poor foolish girl , I for one had very little more to do with him . Certainly we had none of us any interest in Helen when she renounced our name ...
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... once and join my regiment in India . Will you take care of Elfrida ? That is the question I have come here to ask . ' ' Elfrida ! really ! -Elfrida ! ' murmured Miss Ade- laide . This is extraordinary ! Take care of her ! ' ' Hush ...
... once and join my regiment in India . Will you take care of Elfrida ? That is the question I have come here to ask . ' ' Elfrida ! really ! -Elfrida ! ' murmured Miss Ade- laide . This is extraordinary ! Take care of her ! ' ' Hush ...
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... once rivalled ; there was the same arched throat , and head well set , carried like a young deer's ; there were the same hazel eyes , of liquid depth and wonderful clearness , -and here the likeness to the dead was the strongest ; there ...
... once rivalled ; there was the same arched throat , and head well set , carried like a young deer's ; there were the same hazel eyes , of liquid depth and wonderful clearness , -and here the likeness to the dead was the strongest ; there ...
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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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