The oak staircase; or, Stories of lord and lady Desmond, by M. & C. Lee |
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... surveyed the picture in question with a great deal of interest . It represented a boy of about Robin's age , with dark , bright eyes , handsome features and ches- nut curls , which hung down as low as the 8 The Oak Staircase .
... surveyed the picture in question with a great deal of interest . It represented a boy of about Robin's age , with dark , bright eyes , handsome features and ches- nut curls , which hung down as low as the 8 The Oak Staircase .
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... interest in them ; neither did she care for the court and its gaieties . She used to tell me that she had had enough of court life when she first married , and hoped that , if ever I did go to Whitehall , I might be as glad to leave it ...
... interest in them ; neither did she care for the court and its gaieties . She used to tell me that she had had enough of court life when she first married , and hoped that , if ever I did go to Whitehall , I might be as glad to leave it ...
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... interest in it - only , I thought perhaps you might like to know how Christie's bedroom looked when I woke there on my wedding morning nearly two centuries ago . It was a lovely morning , though very sharp and wintry . The sky was a ...
... interest in it - only , I thought perhaps you might like to know how Christie's bedroom looked when I woke there on my wedding morning nearly two centuries ago . It was a lovely morning , though very sharp and wintry . The sky was a ...
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... interest she showed in hearing about the bridal prepara- tions . The great banquet which had been preparing for so many days I described minutely , as indeed I was well qualified to do ; for Miles and I had cried over the slaughter ...
... interest she showed in hearing about the bridal prepara- tions . The great banquet which had been preparing for so many days I described minutely , as indeed I was well qualified to do ; for Miles and I had cried over the slaughter ...
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... interest in Agnes Blount's accomplishments . Well , but I am getting on too fast . Of course you want to know all about my wedding , from the smoothing of the last crease in my voluminous satin train ( the care of which was a source of ...
... interest in Agnes Blount's accomplishments . Well , but I am getting on too fast . Of course you want to know all about my wedding , from the smoothing of the last crease in my voluminous satin train ( the care of which was a source of ...
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