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... monotony that was likely to succeed to her late season of bustle and activity . The same fair weather that should carry off her stale neighbours as a plague , would draw round her haunts a multitude of those wandering encyclo- pædias ...
... monotony that was likely to succeed to her late season of bustle and activity . The same fair weather that should carry off her stale neighbours as a plague , would draw round her haunts a multitude of those wandering encyclo- pædias ...
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... Monotony , who , however , did not go one foot out of his road . Am I right ? " " Perfectly so , my dear Mrs Fife . And if you also recollect , we drove out in the evening to meet him ; and if you remember , though we stopped the ...
... Monotony , who , however , did not go one foot out of his road . Am I right ? " " Perfectly so , my dear Mrs Fife . And if you also recollect , we drove out in the evening to meet him ; and if you remember , though we stopped the ...
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... , you are never to attain to a moment's happiness , Madrake . " " You are right , Mr Monotony ; you are in the right . " " I have so little pretensions , any way , my dear Mr Madrake , " returned the easy - chair THE LAIRDS OF FIFE . 115.
... , you are never to attain to a moment's happiness , Madrake . " " You are right , Mr Monotony ; you are in the right . " " I have so little pretensions , any way , my dear Mr Madrake , " returned the easy - chair THE LAIRDS OF FIFE . 115.
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... Monotony ; and I only wish that I could catch the example now . You live quiet , retired , and happy ; and what is particularly agreeable , you neither worry nor are worried . ” " Madrake ? " " I am Madrake . It is a name which , like ...
... Monotony ; and I only wish that I could catch the example now . You live quiet , retired , and happy ; and what is particularly agreeable , you neither worry nor are worried . ” " Madrake ? " " I am Madrake . It is a name which , like ...
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... Monotony ; " neither am I in any respect diffe- rent from the rest of mankind . I feel some de- gree of surprise , therefore , that you should happen to suppose me so far translated as to be , in every way , exempt from trouble . There ...
... Monotony ; " neither am I in any respect diffe- rent from the rest of mankind . I feel some de- gree of surprise , therefore , that you should happen to suppose me so far translated as to be , in every way , exempt from trouble . There ...
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agreeable Akenside amongst answer aunt began better body called carriage Cecilia clack cold Colonel Brown compliments crasy cried Miss cried Mrs Fife daughter dear Miss Leslie dear Mrs Fife dexterity dinner door Dudd Edmonstones father favour Fife-hall Fife's Fifeshire friends game at chess gentleman Gregory happy hear heard Hochytoch honour hope Horn Regular Hyndford intend invitation Jemima John Lady Methodical lady's laugh look Lord Aloof Lums Lumsdaine's M'Pech Ma'am Madam Mademoiselle Antoinette Madrake Madrake's Marchmont Maringle mean mind Miss Brown Miss Kicklecackle Miss M'Tavish Monotony morning never night o'clock observed occasion odd trick once papa party person play poor pray pretended pretty racter rake rest returned seat seems sometimes sort Squeake suppose talk taste tell thing thought tion uncon voice vomitory Vonpepper and M'Ginger wish wonder young lady
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