Young Lochinvar; or, the romance of real life, Том 1 |
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... walk in ? " said the servant . And the next moment Captain Forester entered the room , all briskness and good - humour , and , being sure of a good dinner that evening for he was not impecunious like us - 14 YOUNG LOCHINVAR .
... walk in ? " said the servant . And the next moment Captain Forester entered the room , all briskness and good - humour , and , being sure of a good dinner that evening for he was not impecunious like us - 14 YOUNG LOCHINVAR .
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... walking about the place and I sat painting at an open window which was close to the ground , I saw Joey emerging from the house , and going up to my father who was digging in one of the flower - beds at the time , I heard her say to him ...
... walking about the place and I sat painting at an open window which was close to the ground , I saw Joey emerging from the house , and going up to my father who was digging in one of the flower - beds at the time , I heard her say to him ...
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... walking up the avenue . " Oh goodness gracious me ! " cried Joey , looking up from her work , " here are two men , and I am sure that one of them is Colonel Everard " ( this was an individual whom she had begun to regard as an incipient ...
... walking up the avenue . " Oh goodness gracious me ! " cried Joey , looking up from her work , " here are two men , and I am sure that one of them is Colonel Everard " ( this was an individual whom she had begun to regard as an incipient ...
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... walking he went into one and bought a number of things which he begged of me to mix up for him ; hence my delay this morning . " And as Joey then proceeded to make a number of other ridiculous remarks , all of which she addressed to our ...
... walking he went into one and bought a number of things which he begged of me to mix up for him ; hence my delay this morning . " And as Joey then proceeded to make a number of other ridiculous remarks , all of which she addressed to our ...
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... walking - parties , and boating - parties on the river which ran close to our house ; al - fresco dinners of a very frugal kind , in an adjacent wood where we were able to find shelter and shade on the hottest summer day ; and above all ...
... walking - parties , and boating - parties on the river which ran close to our house ; al - fresco dinners of a very frugal kind , in an adjacent wood where we were able to find shelter and shade on the hottest summer day ; and above all ...
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