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Jacob Abbott. CHAPTER XVIII . - RAILWAY TO PARIS .. XIX . THE STRAITS OF DOVER . XX . PLAYING COURIER ... XXI . - EMBARKATION FOR AMERICA .... PAGE 214 223 230 247 ENGRAVINGS . L. - DEPARTURE FROM ROME .. II - viii CONTENTS .
Jacob Abbott. CHAPTER XVIII . - RAILWAY TO PARIS .. XIX . THE STRAITS OF DOVER . XX . PLAYING COURIER ... XXI . - EMBARKATION FOR AMERICA .... PAGE 214 223 230 247 ENGRAVINGS . L. - DEPARTURE FROM ROME .. II - viii CONTENTS .
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... America , after having spent some time in travel- ing about Europe , and visiting various countries , with her mother , her cousin Grim- kie , and her brother John , she commenced the return journey at Rome . in company It is a long and ...
... America , after having spent some time in travel- ing about Europe , and visiting various countries , with her mother , her cousin Grim- kie , and her brother John , she commenced the return journey at Rome . in company It is a long and ...
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... America , but was to go back to India for a short time , and then to proceed to America by way of the Pa- cific Ocean and California . He travelled with his family through Switzerland and Italy to Naples , and then returned with them to ...
... America , but was to go back to India for a short time , and then to proceed to America by way of the Pa- cific Ocean and California . He travelled with his family through Switzerland and Italy to Naples , and then returned with them to ...
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... America direct , by themselves . Florence is getting to be quite an experienced traveller . How would it do for them to go to America themselves , across the Atlan- tic , while we go round the other way ? " Mrs. Morelle looked up quite ...
... America direct , by themselves . Florence is getting to be quite an experienced traveller . How would it do for them to go to America themselves , across the Atlan- tic , while we go round the other way ? " Mrs. Morelle looked up quite ...
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... Saturday night , and then Mr. and Mrs. Otis will be here , and we can return to America with them . " The case did not seem by any means so plain to Mrs. Morelle as it did to her daughter . 20 AN UNEXPECTED CONTINGENCY .
... Saturday night , and then Mr. and Mrs. Otis will be here , and we can return to America with them . " The case did not seem by any means so plain to Mrs. Morelle as it did to her daughter . 20 AN UNEXPECTED CONTINGENCY .
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