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... coming near the hotel , John , after drawing a long breath , said— " There is one thing I'm glad of , at any rate , and that is that we can have some rides . " " Yes , " said Florence , " and we must not for- get our shopping . " Mrs ...
... coming near the hotel , John , after drawing a long breath , said— " There is one thing I'm glad of , at any rate , and that is that we can have some rides . " " Yes , " said Florence , " and we must not for- get our shopping . " Mrs ...
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... coming home till day after to - morrow , when they expected her to - morrow , or some such juvenile calamity as that . " Little did he imagine that the calamity which he estimated so lightly was really that of being left alone five ...
... coming home till day after to - morrow , when they expected her to - morrow , or some such juvenile calamity as that . " Little did he imagine that the calamity which he estimated so lightly was really that of being left alone five ...
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... coming in from the villages that lie beyond the malarious region , and bringing vegetables , fruits , wine and other products for the consumption of the inhabitants of Rome . As soon as the carriage had left the city , and the horses ...
... coming in from the villages that lie beyond the malarious region , and bringing vegetables , fruits , wine and other products for the consumption of the inhabitants of Rome . As soon as the carriage had left the city , and the horses ...
Page 65
... coming in the opposite direction . As the carriage passed by he saw that , singularly enough , the condition of things in it was very much the same as in his own . The carriage was an open one , it was drawn too by four black and long ...
... coming in the opposite direction . As the carriage passed by he saw that , singularly enough , the condition of things in it was very much the same as in his own . The carriage was an open one , it was drawn too by four black and long ...
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... coming under their care once more . But to return to the story . The place where Florence and John were to stop the first night was a town called Civita Castellana . Some time before reaching this place they came in sight of a high ...
... coming under their care once more . But to return to the story . The place where Florence and John were to stop the first night was a town called Civita Castellana . Some time before reaching this place they came in sight of a high ...
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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,