The oak staircase; or, Stories of lord and lady Desmond, by M. & C. Lee |
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... of companions in the pictures , which covered the walls . around her . Beyond the fact that they were most of them portraits of her own ancestors , she knew very little 66 about them . But that did not matter , 6 The Oak Staircase .
... of companions in the pictures , which covered the walls . around her . Beyond the fact that they were most of them portraits of her own ancestors , she knew very little 66 about them . But that did not matter , 6 The Oak Staircase .
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... knew all about him . I always call him " Bluecoat , " and I want to know about him more than any of them . ' Silvia surveyed the picture in question with a great deal of interest . It represented a boy of about Robin's age , with dark ...
... knew all about him . I always call him " Bluecoat , " and I want to know about him more than any of them . ' Silvia surveyed the picture in question with a great deal of interest . It represented a boy of about Robin's age , with dark ...
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... stairs . I wish I knew all about him . Now , if we had but the goloshes of fortune , Silvia , what fun it would be ! We would make all the pictures tell us their stories . ' ' How would it be if I was to ask A Wet Half - Holiday . 9.
... stairs . I wish I knew all about him . Now , if we had but the goloshes of fortune , Silvia , what fun it would be ! We would make all the pictures tell us their stories . ' ' How would it be if I was to ask A Wet Half - Holiday . 9.
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... knew an endless stock of stories about King Arthur and his knights , and Merlin , and all those people ; and we used firmly to believe that King Arthur lived at Horsemandown , and that the great table inlaid with brass in my mother's ...
... knew an endless stock of stories about King Arthur and his knights , and Merlin , and all those people ; and we used firmly to believe that King Arthur lived at Horsemandown , and that the great table inlaid with brass in my mother's ...
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... knew my brother and I were alone to blame with regard to the " break - neck pace . " " " Indeed , sir , " I cried eagerly , " it was not Shad's fault at all . He called to us the whole way not to gallop ; but we wouldn't stop , because ...
... knew my brother and I were alone to blame with regard to the " break - neck pace . " " " Indeed , sir , " I cried eagerly , " it was not Shad's fault at all . He called to us the whole way not to gallop ; but we wouldn't stop , because ...
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Agnes answer asked Aubert Beatrice Bessie Bessie's boys brother cloth Colonel Dare coloured Countess of Desmond Court cried dear door Duke of Mon Duke of Monmouth Earl of Desmond eyes face Father Niccolo Fcap fear feel felt Fortescue gilt edges girls glance hand HARRISON WEIR head hear heard heart Hebe Henrietta Horsemandown Illustrations Judge Jeffreys King knew Lady Dalrymple Lady Greensleeves Lady Sarah laugh looked Lord Desmond Madame St mamma Master Noakes matter mind Mistress Frances morning never nurse Oliver Oliver's Pauline perhaps plain poor Post 8vo Power Queen remember replied Robin Royal 16mo Second Edition seemed Shad silence Silvia Sir Bernard Sir Harry Mountfort smile speak story Super-royal 16mo suppose sure talking Taunton tell things THOMAS DARNELL thought told tone Uncle Algernon voice WEIR whispered wife wish words
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