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... dear creature . I adore calves ! " Mr. Usherwood , whose intimacy with calves had been maintained exclusively through the medium of veal - pie and calves ' - foot jelly , thought it expedient now to emerge from the archway , and also ...
... dear creature . I adore calves ! " Mr. Usherwood , whose intimacy with calves had been maintained exclusively through the medium of veal - pie and calves ' - foot jelly , thought it expedient now to emerge from the archway , and also ...
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... dear , " replied the lady , " you are severe . His father , grandfather , great - grandfather , were all gentlemen - thorough- bred , I assure you ; and he is a gentleman- 29 " He a gentleman ? " inquired her husband , incredulously ...
... dear , " replied the lady , " you are severe . His father , grandfather , great - grandfather , were all gentlemen - thorough- bred , I assure you ; and he is a gentleman- 29 " He a gentleman ? " inquired her husband , incredulously ...
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... dear , " said Lady Maud , " you have always had con- fidence in me , and I trust that confidence has not been mis- placed . " 66 Maud , " interrupted Mr. Usherwood , with responsive warmth , " your opinion is law with me : downright law ...
... dear , " said Lady Maud , " you have always had con- fidence in me , and I trust that confidence has not been mis- placed . " 66 Maud , " interrupted Mr. Usherwood , with responsive warmth , " your opinion is law with me : downright law ...
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... dear , Reginald Clinton is going to die . Well , and what next ? " " Why , love , I tell you that the Clinton property , although it is not generally known , is strictly entailed , and must go to Nugent . " " Excuse me , but what is the ...
... dear , Reginald Clinton is going to die . Well , and what next ? " " Why , love , I tell you that the Clinton property , although it is not generally known , is strictly entailed , and must go to Nugent . " " Excuse me , but what is the ...
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... dear Miss Beverley ? " asked Ger- trude , recovering her good - humour . " What has happened ? " The other girls kept on writing vigorously , but listened with all their ears . " Nothing - nothing ! You will know all soon . " " But tell ...
... dear Miss Beverley ? " asked Ger- trude , recovering her good - humour . " What has happened ? " The other girls kept on writing vigorously , but listened with all their ears . " Nothing - nothing ! You will know all soon . " " But tell ...
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