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Page 36
... price of these things will be , but you can pay what they ask . " And now I must stop , as it is very late , and we have to get up quite early to - morrow morn- ing to take the steamer . So good night . " From your very loving mother ...
... price of these things will be , but you can pay what they ask . " And now I must stop , as it is very late , and we have to get up quite early to - morrow morn- ing to take the steamer . So good night . " From your very loving mother ...
Page 52
... price to be paid , and usually mention at what places the family are to stop each night . There are also a great many other details , providing for various contingencies which may occur , such as detentions on account of sickness or ...
... price to be paid , and usually mention at what places the family are to stop each night . There are also a great many other details , providing for various contingencies which may occur , such as detentions on account of sickness or ...
Page 97
... price . They go on so sometimes for a quarter of a mile before they come to an agreement , and then , if they at last close the bargain , the vettu- rino reins up his horses by the roadside and the teamster goes back to get his team ...
... price . They go on so sometimes for a quarter of a mile before they come to an agreement , and then , if they at last close the bargain , the vettu- rino reins up his horses by the roadside and the teamster goes back to get his team ...
Page 120
... prices of all these things and to prevent his party from being over- charged or otherwise imposed upon . To enable him to discharge these duties prop- erly a courier must be able to speak all the prin- cipal European languages , whereas ...
... prices of all these things and to prevent his party from being over- charged or otherwise imposed upon . To enable him to discharge these duties prop- erly a courier must be able to speak all the prin- cipal European languages , whereas ...
Page 123
... remu- nerate themselves well for their trouble by the prices they charge in the bill , they suffer nothing in consequence ; while the traveller himself , and all his family , enjoy their journey the more for ABOUT COURIERS . 123.
... remu- nerate themselves well for their trouble by the prices they charge in the bill , they suffer nothing in consequence ; while the traveller himself , and all his family , enjoy their journey the more for ABOUT COURIERS . 123.
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Page 6 - NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY. MDCCCXLH. V ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1842, BY D. APPLETON & COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Conrt of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
Page 35 - ... income serve for your own expenses, as (I fear) from the narrowness of my present prospects It will not be in my power to afford you assistance. I had flattered myself with the contrary persuasion, and this is one of my airy Castles, the destruction of which gives me the most pain and disappointment. I assure you, it is a great source of satisfaction to me to think, that at least you have a comfortable House, where you are secure from vulgar intrusion, and vulgar occurrences; and I cannot but...
Page 71 - M sat at a window which was hall raised to admit the breath of a balmy summer day, and she had a book in her hand which she had been reading aloud to three of her daughters, who were engaged in useful and ornamental work.
Page 108 - So my mother was convinced that he was a thief, and that he had come in to steal the money from the pockets of her dresses.
Page 39 - Give my love to the children, and believe me, as ever, " Your very affectionate friend,