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... - ments , are voted in every way perfect , and her invitations generally accepted with alacrity . And Lady Trevor's husband ? Well , Sir John is not described by that unenviable cognomen , he is Sir John Trevor in his 32 MY TRUE KNIGHT .
... - ments , are voted in every way perfect , and her invitations generally accepted with alacrity . And Lady Trevor's husband ? Well , Sir John is not described by that unenviable cognomen , he is Sir John Trevor in his 32 MY TRUE KNIGHT .
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... Sir John are constant companions ; the whirr whirr of partridges ' feathered wings is sweet music to his sportman's ear ; sweeter far than the voice of some warbling tenor amorously apostrophising his love in Lady Trevor's luxurious ...
... Sir John are constant companions ; the whirr whirr of partridges ' feathered wings is sweet music to his sportman's ear ; sweeter far than the voice of some warbling tenor amorously apostrophising his love in Lady Trevor's luxurious ...
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... Sir John Trevor's house is now filled with guests - merry , light - hearted , thought- less guests . As I sit apart , occasionally with them , but never of them , I fall often to wondering greatly what they would do if their lives ended ...
... Sir John Trevor's house is now filled with guests - merry , light - hearted , thought- less guests . As I sit apart , occasionally with them , but never of them , I fall often to wondering greatly what they would do if their lives ended ...
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... Sir John's , who pays periodical visits to the Hall , and is tolerated on account of her money , which there is every reason to expect will help to fill the coffers of the Trevor family . Whether at the age of eighty she has a taste for ...
... Sir John's , who pays periodical visits to the Hall , and is tolerated on account of her money , which there is every reason to expect will help to fill the coffers of the Trevor family . Whether at the age of eighty she has a taste for ...
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... Sir John's son and heir has arrived . Then the door opens , and a maid comes in to lay the cloth for the schoolroom dinner . CHAPTER VI . ' Is this a dream ? Then 6-2 MY TRUE KNIGHT . 83 chivalrous knight;' and then I run lightly ...
... Sir John's son and heir has arrived . Then the door opens , and a maid comes in to lay the cloth for the schoolroom dinner . CHAPTER VI . ' Is this a dream ? Then 6-2 MY TRUE KNIGHT . 83 chivalrous knight;' and then I run lightly ...
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afraid answer arms Cara Cara mia Charlie Trevor Cinderella comes cries curtain Cyril darling dear dogcart drawing-room dream dreary dress eagerly eyes face feel fingers Florence Trevor girl glad gone Good-bye Good-morning governess hair hand hear heart Jack Kelpies kiss knitting Lady Trevor laugh leave lips look marriage Matthews merry minutes Miss Allington Miss Fane Miss Trevor never night Noah's Ark nursie once oriel window perhaps promise quickly raise remember reply round Ruth say faintly says Captain Walters says Florence says Lord Selwin says Miss Featherstone says softly schoolroom seems shake my head shudder Sir John skate smiling snowdrops speak suddenly suppose sure sweet talking tears tell thank thing thought tired to-day to-morrow to-night told tone trembling trumpet turn voice waiting wearily wish wonder word
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