The Lairds of Fife ...Constable & Company, 1828 - 920 страница |
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... hands in hers . " How could you think of leaving your paradise , and , in this wet day too , to visit such a bye - corner as this ? " " On my way to the Shams , my dear , " re- turned Mrs Fife , rather brusquely , enclosing herself ...
... hands in hers . " How could you think of leaving your paradise , and , in this wet day too , to visit such a bye - corner as this ? " " On my way to the Shams , my dear , " re- turned Mrs Fife , rather brusquely , enclosing herself ...
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... hand - screens , designed for Lady Me- thodical ; or , should a certain person come in the way , for the Honourable Miss Lætitia Alicia Aloof.— " Then , papa , you cannot send her the invitation after this ? " And she looked to the ...
... hand - screens , designed for Lady Me- thodical ; or , should a certain person come in the way , for the Honourable Miss Lætitia Alicia Aloof.— " Then , papa , you cannot send her the invitation after this ? " And she looked to the ...
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drew his chair nearer the fire , and looked up with his hands resting upon both knees , in the mixed hope and expectation of hearing the Miss , as his daughter had pleased to design her , very industriously taken to pieces ; and at the ...
drew his chair nearer the fire , and looked up with his hands resting upon both knees , in the mixed hope and expectation of hearing the Miss , as his daughter had pleased to design her , very industriously taken to pieces ; and at the ...
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... hand to receive . " O , no , you needn't go away ! " she exclaim- ed , eagerly devouring the open cards as the petrified man awkwardly attempted to slink off . " No , no ! Mrs Gregory , there , may have some- thing to say to you first ...
... hand to receive . " O , no , you needn't go away ! " she exclaim- ed , eagerly devouring the open cards as the petrified man awkwardly attempted to slink off . " No , no ! Mrs Gregory , there , may have some- thing to say to you first ...
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... hand Mrs Fife held four Aces and four Honours . She tired , however , before she had had time to play them out ... hands , should have managed to carry off the odd trick . Mrs Fife rose from the table . " O pray , Mrs Fife , don't rise ...
... hand Mrs Fife held four Aces and four Honours . She tired , however , before she had had time to play them out ... hands , should have managed to carry off the odd trick . Mrs Fife rose from the table . " O pray , Mrs Fife , don't rise ...
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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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