The court and the cottageGriffith & Farran, 1883 - 330 pages |
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... sisters leave a box behind them ; uncles change their minds as to the hour of arrival ; aunts wish a servant to be interviewed , -and all these things and fifty others as trivial and unimportant are thought worth a telegram , and excite ...
... sisters leave a box behind them ; uncles change their minds as to the hour of arrival ; aunts wish a servant to be interviewed , -and all these things and fifty others as trivial and unimportant are thought worth a telegram , and excite ...
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... sister with courage , ' Child's , indeed ! ' she repeated , and then at last the envelope was opened , the pinkish paper within it unfolded , and the mystery divulged . Miss Adelaide had risen , and stood leaning on the back of her sister's ...
... sister with courage , ' Child's , indeed ! ' she repeated , and then at last the envelope was opened , the pinkish paper within it unfolded , and the mystery divulged . Miss Adelaide had risen , and stood leaning on the back of her sister's ...
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... sister's murmurs , but said , ' Let the carriage come round at five , and you must attend us to - day , Broome . ' ' Yes , ma'am , ' was Broome's reply . He had lived with his ladies as man and boy for more years than Miss Adelaide ...
... sister's murmurs , but said , ' Let the carriage come round at five , and you must attend us to - day , Broome . ' ' Yes , ma'am , ' was Broome's reply . He had lived with his ladies as man and boy for more years than Miss Adelaide ...
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... sister and his mother lived there , and he paid them visits at regular intervals , when he had exhausted one part of the world and was about to try another . At the time of which I write Lord Maintree was in Japan , and was not expected ...
... sister and his mother lived there , and he paid them visits at regular intervals , when he had exhausted one part of the world and was about to try another . At the time of which I write Lord Maintree was in Japan , and was not expected ...
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... sister . Miss Adelaide was colourless and insipid ; Miss Ponsonby , large , vigorous , and strong - minded . Few had ever thought of questioning her will , -none ever did so with impunity ; yet Miss Ponsonby's heart was true and warm ...
... sister . Miss Adelaide was colourless and insipid ; Miss Ponsonby , large , vigorous , and strong - minded . Few had ever thought of questioning her will , -none ever did so with impunity ; yet Miss Ponsonby's heart was true and warm ...
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