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... Weston , " asked Nugent , " and how's your sister ? " " Much the same , sir , thank you . I am come to trouble you again for a little drop of wine . It is such horrid stuff they sell at the ' Red Lion . ' Money won't get the sort of ...
... Weston , " asked Nugent , " and how's your sister ? " " Much the same , sir , thank you . I am come to trouble you again for a little drop of wine . It is such horrid stuff they sell at the ' Red Lion . ' Money won't get the sort of ...
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... Weston everything she wants ? " " We left word , you know , mamma , that she was to send for whatever she fancied , but she has only sent once for some jelly . I cannot help fearing the housekeeper must have been cross , or something of ...
... Weston everything she wants ? " " We left word , you know , mamma , that she was to send for whatever she fancied , but she has only sent once for some jelly . I cannot help fearing the housekeeper must have been cross , or something of ...
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... Weston , " Medical Professor and Scientific Herbalist , " might be con- sulted daily from ten till four , and giving a long list of diseases that he professed to cure by means of the simple remedies which long experience and extensive ...
... Weston , " Medical Professor and Scientific Herbalist , " might be con- sulted daily from ten till four , and giving a long list of diseases that he professed to cure by means of the simple remedies which long experience and extensive ...
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... Weston wrote letters on any subject- whether to distant relatives and sweethearts , or to persons of rank and authority , from members of Parliament down to guardians of the poor- at the moderate charge of twopence a sheet . Furthermore ...
... Weston wrote letters on any subject- whether to distant relatives and sweethearts , or to persons of rank and authority , from members of Parliament down to guardians of the poor- at the moderate charge of twopence a sheet . Furthermore ...
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... Weston . Just then , Nugent alighted in the room , and beheld a rough - looking , strong - built man , who , resisting the efforts of Weston , had seated himself by the fire , and sticking his pipe into the coals , commenced puffing ...
... Weston . Just then , Nugent alighted in the room , and beheld a rough - looking , strong - built man , who , resisting the efforts of Weston , had seated himself by the fire , and sticking his pipe into the coals , commenced puffing ...
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