The Lairds of Fife ...Constable & Company, 1828 - 920 страница |
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... played by Cramer at his last concert ? " said the young lady , politely declining to per- ceive the hint that was , we cannot say exactly , couched in the word obliged . For she had no idea of carrying her music - master with her in a ...
... played by Cramer at his last concert ? " said the young lady , politely declining to per- ceive the hint that was , we cannot say exactly , couched in the word obliged . For she had no idea of carrying her music - master with her in a ...
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... Play the first over again , " said Miss Brown quietly . “ Ah , very fine ! " " Shall I give it you as your lesson to - day , Ma'amselle ? " inquired Mr Squeake . 66 To - day ! Mr Squeake ! why my hour is come . " For the hour of ...
... Play the first over again , " said Miss Brown quietly . “ Ah , very fine ! " " Shall I give it you as your lesson to - day , Ma'amselle ? " inquired Mr Squeake . 66 To - day ! Mr Squeake ! why my hour is come . " For the hour of ...
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... plays so " -loud , Miss Brown would have said . But at that instant Lady Methodical came in with- " soft , one ... played . I was even , do you know , so curious about them , that I began to re - learn the gamut myself , only that I ...
... plays so " -loud , Miss Brown would have said . But at that instant Lady Methodical came in with- " soft , one ... played . I was even , do you know , so curious about them , that I began to re - learn the gamut myself , only that I ...
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... played the heroine ; and she set up a half - strangled giggle , which her ci - devant pupil first joined , and afterwards in- terrupted , by calling Mrs Fife's attention again to the weather . " Quite a storm , my dear Mrs Fife ...
... played the heroine ; and she set up a half - strangled giggle , which her ci - devant pupil first joined , and afterwards in- terrupted , by calling Mrs Fife's attention again to the weather . " Quite a storm , my dear Mrs Fife ...
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... plays with a string , a sudden wish to recapture and detain . " It is really stormy , Colonel , " said Mrs Fife , as he darted past ; " but I hope - O , there he comes ! Well , John ! well , well , well , well ; what , what about them ...
... plays with a string , a sudden wish to recapture and detain . " It is really stormy , Colonel , " said Mrs Fife , as he darted past ; " but I hope - O , there he comes ! Well , John ! well , well , well , well ; what , what about them ...
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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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