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Page 36
... mountains around it — with the valleys , and gla- ciers , and the track which people take in ascend- ing from Chamounix . Also one of the little agate mortars which they keep in the shops , made from Alpine agate . I do not know exactly ...
... mountains around it — with the valleys , and gla- ciers , and the track which people take in ascend- ing from Chamounix . Also one of the little agate mortars which they keep in the shops , made from Alpine agate . I do not know exactly ...
Page 52
... mountains , bills at the hotels and other such things . The whole makes such an agreement with a vetturino quite a complicated document , and Florence would have been quite puzzled and perplexed if she had been called upon to attend ...
... mountains , bills at the hotels and other such things . The whole makes such an agreement with a vetturino quite a complicated document , and Florence would have been quite puzzled and perplexed if she had been called upon to attend ...
Page 75
... mountain which seemed to follow them as they went on along the road , and to keep with them a long time . The reason was that the road passed in a winding direction round the base of the mountain . At last they reached the town , and ...
... mountain which seemed to follow them as they went on along the road , and to keep with them a long time . The reason was that the road passed in a winding direction round the base of the mountain . At last they reached the town , and ...
Page 94
... mountains , all had the sides which were turned toward the travel- lers illuminated by the rays of the sun , while their own eyes were sheltered , however dazzling the effulgence of his rays might be . If they had been travelling in the ...
... mountains , all had the sides which were turned toward the travel- lers illuminated by the rays of the sun , while their own eyes were sheltered , however dazzling the effulgence of his rays might be . If they had been travelling in the ...
Page 96
... mountains , or to a long and monotonous avenue of many miles run- ning straight as an arrow over what seemed a boundless plain , he appeared a little uneasy and alarmed , and once or twice he asked Florence whether there were any ...
... mountains , or to a long and monotonous avenue of many miles run- ning straight as an arrow over what seemed a boundless plain , he appeared a little uneasy and alarmed , and once or twice he asked Florence whether there were any ...
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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,