The Lairds of Fife ...Constable & Company, 1828 - 920 страница |
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... , Miss , " she added , turning quick upon Miss Kicklecackle , who , as she had now begun , was fully prepared to end . " But , perhaps , " and she bestowed another witch look upon the laughing fair , " you 22 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE .
... , Miss , " she added , turning quick upon Miss Kicklecackle , who , as she had now begun , was fully prepared to end . " But , perhaps , " and she bestowed another witch look upon the laughing fair , " you 22 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE .
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... all restraint as it approached the end . Mrs Fife looked , -apprehensive , perhaps , of the end of the world . " He ! he he ! he ! he ! ha ! ha ! -ha ! ha !!! ” repeated the Miss . " He ! he he ! he ! he ! 24 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE .
... all restraint as it approached the end . Mrs Fife looked , -apprehensive , perhaps , of the end of the world . " He ! he he ! he ! he ! ha ! ha ! -ha ! ha !!! ” repeated the Miss . " He ! he he ! he ! he ! 24 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE .
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... perhaps of the two , the worst pull upon her nerves , did not at all times respect Colonel Brown agreeably to his desires ; and she began , once more , to laugh over the scene which she herself had so lately helped to conjure up ...
... perhaps of the two , the worst pull upon her nerves , did not at all times respect Colonel Brown agreeably to his desires ; and she began , once more , to laugh over the scene which she herself had so lately helped to conjure up ...
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... perhaps , " said Lady Methodical . 66 They must have been very amusing ones , I should think , " said Mrs Horn Regular . " A part of the character , perhaps . Hem ! " added Lady Methodical . " If I could only find them out ! " cried Mrs ...
... perhaps , " said Lady Methodical . 66 They must have been very amusing ones , I should think , " said Mrs Horn Regular . " A part of the character , perhaps . Hem ! " added Lady Methodical . " If I could only find them out ! " cried Mrs ...
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... perhaps I shall catch them at the gate ; -pray ring , Miss Brown . " While Miss Brown was preparing , with all lady - like grace and decorum to obey this ra- ther unwelcome summons , Mrs. Fife was on her way , in person , to issue out ...
... perhaps I shall catch them at the gate ; -pray ring , Miss Brown . " While Miss Brown was preparing , with all lady - like grace and decorum to obey this ra- ther unwelcome summons , Mrs. Fife was on her way , in person , to issue out ...
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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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