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... dear , " returned Colonel Brown , rather briskly resuming the newspaper , " I must certainly be perfectly aware , especially since it forms so principal a part in the system of all female perfections . But what , after all , is to be ...
... dear , " returned Colonel Brown , rather briskly resuming the newspaper , " I must certainly be perfectly aware , especially since it forms so principal a part in the system of all female perfections . But what , after all , is to be ...
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... dear ! I hope not ; " 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 .
... dear ! I hope not ; " 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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... dear Mrs Fife , who were these odd creatures now ? " she exclaimed , with a pouting lip . " I really don't know , " replied Mrs Fife ; and she wiped away a tear - not , we may guess , in sorrow . " No ? " " No ; it was - but pray be ...
... dear Mrs Fife , who were these odd creatures now ? " she exclaimed , with a pouting lip . " I really don't know , " replied Mrs Fife ; and she wiped away a tear - not , we may guess , in sorrow . " No ? " " No ; it was - but pray be ...
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... dear , you ever heard of in your life . ” " But you know them , don't you ? you know everybody , Mrs Fife . ” " My dear , I was so confounded , I did not even get one , even one poor silly inquiry made . " " Impostors , perhaps , " said ...
... dear , you ever heard of in your life . ” " But you know them , don't you ? you know everybody , Mrs Fife . ” " My dear , I was so confounded , I did not even get one , even one poor silly inquiry made . " " Impostors , perhaps , " said ...
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members now at the horn . " Is there no chance , my dear Mrs Fife , of our becoming better ac- quainted with these oddities ? " " Do you think by going after them I should be able to overtake them , Colonel ? " re - inter- rogated Mrs ...
members now at the horn . " Is there no chance , my dear Mrs Fife , of our becoming better ac- quainted with these oddities ? " " Do you think by going after them I should be able to overtake them , Colonel ? " re - inter- rogated Mrs ...
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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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