The Florence StoriesSheldon, 1867 |
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Page 44
... Wall- street , whose address his father gave him , to get some sovereigns . A money - broker is a man who keeps the differ- ent kinds of money of all the different foreign nations for sale . Merchants , shipmasters , trav- ellers and ...
... Wall- street , whose address his father gave him , to get some sovereigns . A money - broker is a man who keeps the differ- ent kinds of money of all the different foreign nations for sale . Merchants , shipmasters , trav- ellers and ...
Page 46
... wall , were shelves with boxes of coin , and little heaps of coin , some in piles , and some in rolls , enveloped in paper . A man , who looked like a seafaring man , was standing at the counter in one place , with a bag of gold which ...
... wall , were shelves with boxes of coin , and little heaps of coin , some in piles , and some in rolls , enveloped in paper . A man , who looked like a seafaring man , was standing at the counter in one place , with a bag of gold which ...
Page 57
... walls in the corners to put tumblers into . Opening into the upper berth was a small , round window , deep set in the thickness of the ship's side , and there was also a very thick piece of glass , of prismatic shape , set in the deck ...
... walls in the corners to put tumblers into . Opening into the upper berth was a small , round window , deep set in the thickness of the ship's side , and there was also a very thick piece of glass , of prismatic shape , set in the deck ...
Page 85
... wall , of prodigious size inter- rupted here and there by towers , gateways , and other curious structures - and beyond it a forest of masts and steamboat funnels , rising above it , in countless thousands . The wall is the outer line ...
... wall , of prodigious size inter- rupted here and there by towers , gateways , and other curious structures - and beyond it a forest of masts and steamboat funnels , rising above it , in countless thousands . The wall is the outer line ...
Page 109
... walls . On one side was a door opening into the refreshment room , where they saw a large table elegantly set , as if for a sumptuous dinner . Beyond was a counter loaded with decanters , plates of fruits , tarts , pies , and all sorts ...
... walls . On one side was a door opening into the refreshment room , where they saw a large table elegantly set , as if for a sumptuous dinner . Beyond was a counter loaded with decanters , plates of fruits , tarts , pies , and all sorts ...
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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...