The Florence StoriesSheldon, 1867 |
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... course with more vigor and energy . He might travel with her and the children a year , she thought , and still leave a year for school , to complete his preparations for the col- lege examination , before it would be time for him to be ...
... course with more vigor and energy . He might travel with her and the children a year , she thought , and still leave a year for school , to complete his preparations for the col- lege examination , before it would be time for him to be ...
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... course , greatly pleased when he heard of the plan which had thus been formed for him , and it was determined that the very next Saturday the whole party should go to New York and take passage in the Cunard line of steamers . It was ...
... course , greatly pleased when he heard of the plan which had thus been formed for him , and it was determined that the very next Saturday the whole party should go to New York and take passage in the Cunard line of steamers . It was ...
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... course of things , but we must also provide for accidents . " " What kind of accidents ? " asked Florence . " Every kind that you can imagine , " said Mrs. Morelle . " But tell me of one kind , mother , " said Florence . " At one time ...
... course of things , but we must also provide for accidents . " " What kind of accidents ? " asked Florence . " Every kind that you can imagine , " said Mrs. Morelle . " But tell me of one kind , mother , " said Florence . " At one time ...
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... course , of real money , that is , of gold or silver coin . Bank bills , as doubtless most of the readers of this book are aware , are not in fact money , but only the promises of banks to pay money . They pass as money in the country ...
... course , of real money , that is , of gold or silver coin . Bank bills , as doubtless most of the readers of this book are aware , are not in fact money , but only the promises of banks to pay money . They pass as money in the country ...
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... course , they have to pay for it a little more than its intrinsic value , just as those who brought it into the country were obliged to sell it for a little less . The difference is the broker's profit . The coin which Mrs. Morelle ...
... course , they have to pay for it a little more than its intrinsic value , just as those who brought it into the country were obliged to sell it for a little less . The difference is the broker's profit . The coin which Mrs. Morelle ...
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America arrived asked Grimkie aunt and Florence Auntie began Ben Nevis berth board the steamer boys breakfast cabin Caledonian canal carriage clerk coach coachman coast covered Cunard line curious deck dog-cart dollars door father Firth fishing boats Florence and John flowers Glasgow go on board Grim Grimkie and John Grimkie's guide book Halco Inverness journey Kirkwall ladies land letter of credit looking luggage Morelle and Florence Morelle's morning mother mountain Nevis nice night Norsemen Orkney Islands paper passengers Pentland Firth pier porter pretty ready remain replied Grimkie ride road sail Scotland seats SHELDON & COMPANY Shetland Islands ship shore side smooth sofas soon sovereigns stateroom stones stop thing tion took town travelling trunks vitrified forts voyage walk walls whole party Wick window wish
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Page 42 - Morelle, in whose favor we beg to open a credit with you collectively, for the sum of...