Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review, 268. köideF. Jefferies, 1890 |
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... passed through the drawing - room into the large conser- vatory beyond . Outside , the great hickory - tree , a feature of the house , leaned its long green boughs against the wall , and threw a shadow on the corner where the maidenhair ...
... passed through the drawing - room into the large conser- vatory beyond . Outside , the great hickory - tree , a feature of the house , leaned its long green boughs against the wall , and threw a shadow on the corner where the maidenhair ...
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... passed beneath the drooping elm - branches of the park - and a venerable but sour - faced coachman on the box , took Mr. and Mrs. Maybanke off for their afternoon drive . Platten whistled to a dog , lighted one of Carey's cigars , and ...
... passed beneath the drooping elm - branches of the park - and a venerable but sour - faced coachman on the box , took Mr. and Mrs. Maybanke off for their afternoon drive . Platten whistled to a dog , lighted one of Carey's cigars , and ...
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... passed out by another gate , and the squire took up the thread of his usual remarks . " How old is Carey ? " he asked , for the third time that week . " Twenty - three last March . " " And young Campbell , your cousin , married at ...
... passed out by another gate , and the squire took up the thread of his usual remarks . " How old is Carey ? " he asked , for the third time that week . " Twenty - three last March . " " And young Campbell , your cousin , married at ...
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... passed out of sight among the shadows , and she closed the window sadly . Some hours later she awoke suddenly from a vivid dream , to fancy that the stillness of early night , which now wrapped the house , was broken by stealthy ...
... passed out of sight among the shadows , and she closed the window sadly . Some hours later she awoke suddenly from a vivid dream , to fancy that the stillness of early night , which now wrapped the house , was broken by stealthy ...
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... passed with equal discouragement , and on the fourth the unfortunate clown , broken down by illness and mental anxiety , actually burst into tears in the middle of the performance , and was obliged to retire . Early on the following day ...
... passed with equal discouragement , and on the fourth the unfortunate clown , broken down by illness and mental anxiety , actually burst into tears in the middle of the performance , and was obliged to retire . Early on the following day ...
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