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... mother , her cousin Grim- kie , and her brother John , she commenced the return journey at Rome . in company It is a long and devious journey and voyage from Rome to New York . The route leads you , that is , if you keep to the land as ...
... mother , her cousin Grim- kie , and her brother John , she commenced the return journey at Rome . in company It is a long and devious journey and voyage from Rome to New York . The route leads you , that is , if you keep to the land as ...
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... mother sent from time to time to the bank office in the Tor- lonia palace , to see if there were any letters . One day , after his father had been gone about ten days , John came back from Torlonia's with two letters . One was ...
... mother sent from time to time to the bank office in the Tor- lonia palace , to see if there were any letters . One day , after his father had been gone about ten days , John came back from Torlonia's with two letters . One was ...
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... mother , if she wished her children to be calm and self - possessed in the try- ing circumstances in which all are sometimes placed , to set them the example herself . Both Accordingly , after reading the letter to herself , she read it ...
... mother , if she wished her children to be calm and self - possessed in the try- ing circumstances in which all are sometimes placed , to set them the example herself . Both Accordingly , after reading the letter to herself , she read it ...
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... mother , " said Florence , " here is this other letter - from Mrs. Otis , I suppose . " " True , " said Mrs. Morelle . " Let us see what she says . " On opening the letter , Mrs. Morelle found that the principal object of it was to say ...
... mother , " said Florence , " here is this other letter - from Mrs. Otis , I suppose . " " True , " said Mrs. Morelle . " Let us see what she says . " On opening the letter , Mrs. Morelle found that the principal object of it was to say ...
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... Saturday , and then Mr. and Mrs. Otis will come , and they will have their own courier . All that you will want is plenty of money . " " Yes , mother , " said John , " let us have plenty of money . We shall need as much as a -LEFT ALONE.
... Saturday , and then Mr. and Mrs. Otis will come , and they will have their own courier . All that you will want is plenty of money . " " Yes , mother , " said John , " let us have plenty of money . We shall need as much as a -LEFT ALONE.
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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,