Silcote of SilcotesMacmillan, 1869 - 439 pages |
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... everything which went on below . His mother stood below at the front door of the cottage , in the moonlight , talking with a man he knew well , - Somes , the head keeper . It could not be very late , for she had not been upstairs ; nor ...
... everything which went on below . His mother stood below at the front door of the cottage , in the moonlight , talking with a man he knew well , - Somes , the head keeper . It could not be very late , for she had not been upstairs ; nor ...
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... everything but the bare land ; and left her a penniless , broken - hearted woman , dependent on her three sisters . Silcote's father acted as an honest and high - minded man from beginning to end of this miserable business . He used his ...
... everything but the bare land ; and left her a penniless , broken - hearted woman , dependent on her three sisters . Silcote's father acted as an honest and high - minded man from beginning to end of this miserable business . He used his ...
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... everything , as if the world , which was just opening before him , was a great and beautiful intellectual problem , which unfolded and got more beautiful as each fresh piece of knowledge and each fresh piece of experience was gained ...
... everything , as if the world , which was just opening before him , was a great and beautiful intellectual problem , which unfolded and got more beautiful as each fresh piece of knowledge and each fresh piece of experience was gained ...
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... everything , noticed Miss Dora turning up her nose at several things , and heard one or two petulant remarks from her in strong disparage- ment of the ménage at No. 20 , Lancaster Square ; and he said with his usual decision , " I shall ...
... everything , noticed Miss Dora turning up her nose at several things , and heard one or two petulant remarks from her in strong disparage- ment of the ménage at No. 20 , Lancaster Square ; and he said with his usual decision , " I shall ...
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... everything you do , but I never admired you more than when you gave up your pride , and allowed these children to pay this visit . " I have no pride , Archy , " said Algernon . " And , if I had , I could not display it in that quarter ...
... everything you do , but I never admired you more than when you gave up your pride , and allowed these children to pay this visit . " I have no pride , Archy , " said Algernon . " And , if I had , I could not display it in that quarter ...
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Algernon Algy Anne asked aunt Austrian battle of Palestro beautiful began believe better Betts Boginsky Bramshill Park brother Casteggio Castelnuovo certainly Christ's Hospital Colonel Silcote Crimea dark dead dear Dora dressed Edition English eyes face father Fcap fear fellow fool foolish Frangipanni French gentle gentleman girl give gone grey hand handsome head heard HENRY KINGSLEY High Church Italian Italy James Sugden kind knew Kriegsthurm lady laughed live looked Lord Madame married Mary's matter mind Miss Lee Miss Raylock morning mother never night once perfectly poor Princess quiet Ravenshoe regiment Reginald remember round seen Silcote's Sir Godfrey Mallory sister soul speak spoke Squire stood talk tell thing Thomas Silcote thought told Tom Silcote tongue took turned utterly Vienna walk wife wish woman wonder words young
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