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... eagerly ; " take me out with you , dear , darling papa ! " " That's not a bad thought , Clary , " he said , as he rose and wrapped the light coverlet from the bed round me ; " we will go out together ; but COLABA . 7.
... eagerly ; " take me out with you , dear , darling papa ! " " That's not a bad thought , Clary , " he said , as he rose and wrapped the light coverlet from the bed round me ; " we will go out together ; but COLABA . 7.
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... rose from his bed , and crept barefooted to the opening of the gallery , whence he could see without being seen . The great lamps had all been extinguished , and only a pair of wax lights twinkled faintly close to the keys of the organ ...
... rose from his bed , and crept barefooted to the opening of the gallery , whence he could see without being seen . The great lamps had all been extinguished , and only a pair of wax lights twinkled faintly close to the keys of the organ ...
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... . The strolls at day - dawn with my father were prolonged till the sun rose above the sea - mists , and the distant mountains on the mainland glowed like living ame- с thysts in the early light . But more sadly than COLABA . 17.
... . The strolls at day - dawn with my father were prolonged till the sun rose above the sea - mists , and the distant mountains on the mainland glowed like living ame- с thysts in the early light . But more sadly than COLABA . 17.
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... rose and followed him up some two hundred steps , and reached the great lantern almost breathless . " So , so , my little maid , " said my conductor , patting me on the shoulder ; " I am afraid I made you come up too fast . Rest a ...
... rose and followed him up some two hundred steps , and reached the great lantern almost breathless . " So , so , my little maid , " said my conductor , patting me on the shoulder ; " I am afraid I made you come up too fast . Rest a ...
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... rose as I breathed it . While they laid my mother on a couch that Mrs. Armstrong had wheeled into the verandah for her , I flew hither and thither to take a survey of our new dwelling . There were two sitting - rooms below , and a ...
... rose as I breathed it . While they laid my mother on a couch that Mrs. Armstrong had wheeled into the verandah for her , I flew hither and thither to take a survey of our new dwelling . There were two sitting - rooms below , and a ...
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