The Lairds of Fife ...Constable & Company, 1828 - 920 страница |
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... ; " simpered Mr Squeake ; and his silly smile sufficed to fill up the remainder of the compliment . " Why , I don't know , " cried the young lady , -for Miss Brown , though pretty general , and even 4 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE .
... ; " simpered Mr Squeake ; and his silly smile sufficed to fill up the remainder of the compliment . " Why , I don't know , " cried the young lady , -for Miss Brown , though pretty general , and even 4 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE .
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... cried Mrs Fife . " Hush ! " interrupted Colonel Brown , as his daughter and another of the party were going to say something fierce with contempt for the members now at the horn . " Is there no 28 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE . 1 ...
... cried Mrs Fife . " Hush ! " interrupted Colonel Brown , as his daughter and another of the party were going to say something fierce with contempt for the members now at the horn . " Is there no 28 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE . 1 ...
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... cried Miss Brown ; glad to get so easily quit of her mistake . For it was her particular pride to be thought in her manners to resemble that first - rate pattern of the proper , Lady Methodical . " Horrid ! do you say , Miss Brown ? " cried ...
... cried Miss Brown ; glad to get so easily quit of her mistake . For it was her particular pride to be thought in her manners to resemble that first - rate pattern of the proper , Lady Methodical . " Horrid ! do you say , Miss Brown ? " cried ...
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... cried Miss Brown ; " but you see I always wear it , and always maintain it to be in the right , for it certainly never goes wrong . " " We have gone wrong to - day , however , my dear , " returned Lady Methodical . " Do you observe that ...
... cried Miss Brown ; " but you see I always wear it , and always maintain it to be in the right , for it certainly never goes wrong . " " We have gone wrong to - day , however , my dear , " returned Lady Methodical . " Do you observe that ...
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... cried Mrs Fife , in a tone of pretended entreaty- " just yet , " she add- ed ; politely , however , shewing the way to the staircase : " I would not for the world any of you got wet . - Is Colonel Brown's carriage there ? " raising her ...
... cried Mrs Fife , in a tone of pretended entreaty- " just yet , " she add- ed ; politely , however , shewing the way to the staircase : " I would not for the world any of you got wet . - Is Colonel Brown's carriage there ? " raising her ...
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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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