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Page 23
... wished to send to America . Francisco then packed them all in the proper trunks , leaving out , of course , all that the children would want while they remained in Rome . While he was engaged in doing this , Mrs. Morelle LEFT ALONE . 23.
... wished to send to America . Francisco then packed them all in the proper trunks , leaving out , of course , all that the children would want while they remained in Rome . While he was engaged in doing this , Mrs. Morelle LEFT ALONE . 23.
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... course try to make it pleasant for her when she does go . " Mrs. Morelle had at the same time given Flor- ence an equal sum of money to be spent in buying mosaics and other Roman curiosities , one half of the amount to be spent for John ...
... course try to make it pleasant for her when she does go . " Mrs. Morelle had at the same time given Flor- ence an equal sum of money to be spent in buying mosaics and other Roman curiosities , one half of the amount to be spent for John ...
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... course made it impossible for them to take any pleasure in going to ride . So Florence said that they would return at once to the hotel . She accordingly gave the proper order to the coach- man . She gave it in French ; but all 40 STILL ...
... course made it impossible for them to take any pleasure in going to ride . So Florence said that they would return at once to the hotel . She accordingly gave the proper order to the coach- man . She gave it in French ; but all 40 STILL ...
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... very well . " The carriage by this time arrived at the hotel , and the children , after paying and dismissing the coachman , went up into their room . CHAPTER IV . SETTING OFF . IN the course of STILL MORE ALONE . 43.
... very well . " The carriage by this time arrived at the hotel , and the children , after paying and dismissing the coachman , went up into their room . CHAPTER IV . SETTING OFF . IN the course of STILL MORE ALONE . 43.
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Jacob Abbott. CHAPTER IV . SETTING OFF . IN the course of the day the question arose between Florence and John whether it would not be better for them to go by water from Civita Vecchia to Marseilles , on their way to France and England ...
Jacob Abbott. CHAPTER IV . SETTING OFF . IN the course of the day the question arose between Florence and John whether it would not be better for them to go by water from Civita Vecchia to Marseilles , on their way to France and England ...
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