The Lairds of Fife ...Constable & Company, 1828 - 920 страница |
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... sort of satis- faction that was to be the more increased by the opportunity so given of being a witness to her own admiration ; -in other words , to be able to observe the observers , between whom the piano- forte had proved rather a ...
... sort of satis- faction that was to be the more increased by the opportunity so given of being a witness to her own admiration ; -in other words , to be able to observe the observers , between whom the piano- forte had proved rather a ...
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... sort of explanation to this really rediculous in- terrogative , when Mrs Fife again interposed- " My dear , sweet girl ! " she exclaimed , “ you really must not ask me any more questions : I have no time for them . And you see , as the ...
... sort of explanation to this really rediculous in- terrogative , when Mrs Fife again interposed- " My dear , sweet girl ! " she exclaimed , “ you really must not ask me any more questions : I have no time for them . And you see , as the ...
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... see , as well as to hear , of the forth- coming dislodgement- " what sort of place their dining - room can be ? " and Mrs Fife , des- patching the servant girl with some trifling orders to her 50 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE . 50.
... see , as well as to hear , of the forth- coming dislodgement- " what sort of place their dining - room can be ? " and Mrs Fife , des- patching the servant girl with some trifling orders to her 50 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE . 50.
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... at Bertie - House on the fourteenth , along with " Mrs Fife . " This note carefully sealed , and the others open , was despatched to Fife - hall by a servant in high dress - a sort of hint to the 64 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE .
... at Bertie - House on the fourteenth , along with " Mrs Fife . " This note carefully sealed , and the others open , was despatched to Fife - hall by a servant in high dress - a sort of hint to the 64 THE LAIRDS OF FIFE .
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in high dress - a sort of hint to the inhabitants of the Hall , that they were expected to present themselves in a style of corresponding magnifi- cence . VOL . I. E CHAPTER IV . Scire volunt secreta domûs , atque inde THE LAIRDS OF ...
in high dress - a sort of hint to the inhabitants of the Hall , that they were expected to present themselves in a style of corresponding magnifi- cence . VOL . I. E CHAPTER IV . Scire volunt secreta domûs , atque inde THE LAIRDS OF ...
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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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