Below the surface [by sir A.H. Elton]. |
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... letters to come in the regular course and received this letter in reply to one I wrote the other day to my dear friend ... letter , but the pith of it is in the last sheet . " And she handed it to her husband , who , putting on his ...
... letters to come in the regular course and received this letter in reply to one I wrote the other day to my dear friend ... letter , but the pith of it is in the last sheet . " And she handed it to her husband , who , putting on his ...
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... letter , there was a postscript discover- able after a little search . " P.S. - By the by , I forgot to answer the question you accidentally dropped relative to the Clintons . They are here , father and son ; the latter in hopeless ...
... letter , there was a postscript discover- able after a little search . " P.S. - By the by , I forgot to answer the question you accidentally dropped relative to the Clintons . They are here , father and son ; the latter in hopeless ...
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... letter , looked up inquiringly to his wife , and seemed still but imperfectly satisfied . Seeing , however , his fair com- panion's face expressive of gentle triumph , he took a pinch of snuff with some deliberation , as if to clear his ...
... letter , looked up inquiringly to his wife , and seemed still but imperfectly satisfied . Seeing , however , his fair com- panion's face expressive of gentle triumph , he took a pinch of snuff with some deliberation , as if to clear his ...
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... The capital letters shone like a blaze of fireworks . Gertrude was all gratitude , and commenced ransacking her jewels , and commenting on them one by one . " Oh , I wish Miss Beverley was here ! c 2 PLANS AND PROSPECTS . 19.
... The capital letters shone like a blaze of fireworks . Gertrude was all gratitude , and commenced ransacking her jewels , and commenting on them one by one . " Oh , I wish Miss Beverley was here ! c 2 PLANS AND PROSPECTS . 19.
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... letters . One of the letters was addressed to Sir Laurence Clinton , Bart . , The Grotto , Coppice- on - Shingle . It was a letter expressive of sympathy , un- affected but cordial , with the old man on account of the dangerous illness ...
... letters . One of the letters was addressed to Sir Laurence Clinton , Bart . , The Grotto , Coppice- on - Shingle . It was a letter expressive of sympathy , un- affected but cordial , with the old man on account of the dangerous illness ...
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