The Florence Stories |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 58
Page 7
LOOKING FOR LODGINGS ... XVI . GETTING SETTLED IN LODGINGS .. XVII - FIRST WALK IN JERSEY ..... XVIII . THE CASTLE OF MONT ORGUEIL .. ...... PAGK 11 25 31 38 46 53 64 75 84 98 104 . 112 125 139 . 149 162 174 183 CHAPTER XIX .
LOOKING FOR LODGINGS ... XVI . GETTING SETTLED IN LODGINGS .. XVII - FIRST WALK IN JERSEY ..... XVIII . THE CASTLE OF MONT ORGUEIL .. ...... PAGK 11 25 31 38 46 53 64 75 84 98 104 . 112 125 139 . 149 162 174 183 CHAPTER XIX .
Page 15
Florence went up the steps a little way , and then stopped and remained there for a time , looking over the balustrade and surveying the scene presented to her view in the court . There was a sort of sidewalk extending all around the ...
Florence went up the steps a little way , and then stopped and remained there for a time , looking over the balustrade and surveying the scene presented to her view in the court . There was a sort of sidewalk extending all around the ...
Page 18
“ This man will tell us where to find the maps , " said Florence , looking toward the man . " No , " said Grimkie , " I know where to find them myself . " So saying , Grimkie led the way to one of the tables ...
“ This man will tell us where to find the maps , " said Florence , looking toward the man . " No , " said Grimkie , " I know where to find them myself . " So saying , Grimkie led the way to one of the tables ...
Page 28
Here is John looking for us , " said Grimkie . " Let us wait till he comes , and then I will tell it to both of you . " John , who had been looking for Grimkie and Florence , was coming into the great drawing room to see if they were ...
Here is John looking for us , " said Grimkie . " Let us wait till he comes , and then I will tell it to both of you . " John , who had been looking for Grimkie and Florence , was coming into the great drawing room to see if they were ...
Page 43
William's abbey was in another direction , and it was so near the town , that on one side the walls and towers of the church rose from among the narrow streets of shops , and of ancient looking dwellings .
William's abbey was in another direction , and it was so near the town , that on one side the walls and towers of the church rose from among the narrow streets of shops , and of ancient looking dwellings .
What people are saying - Write a review
We haven't found any reviews in the usual places.
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appearance arrived asked began boat boys built called carriage castle Channel coast coming diligence direction door England English extending fire Florence formed France French front girl give Grimkie Grimkie and John half harbor head hill hour houses immense island Jersey John kind lace ladies land leading leaving length lodgings looking means miles Mont Morelle mother party passed port present pretty quay ranges reached remained ride road rocks round route sand seat seemed seen shillings ships shoes shore side sitting soon standing steamer stone stopped story street tapestry thing tide told took tower town turned usually vessels walk walls whole winding wish woman young
Popular passages
Page 43 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 33 - Lord ivas with me and made all things easy, though my dear friend and I were separated one at one end of the town and the other at the other, and both under locks and bolts ; the said Davis swearing desperately that we should never come out nor see one another again all his time. And yet in two weeks' time he let me out again and her also.
Page 183 - Grimkie said that the best thing they could do would be to go and see the Castle of Mont Orgueil.
Page 193 - Florence established herself upon the sofa, and the two boys in arm-chairs near the fire, each with a large slice of bread and butter in one hand and a piece of cheese in the other, and their tumblers of milk on corners of the table within reach.
Page 69 - There was a large table in the middle of the room, with broad boxes filled with laces upon it, and other boxes in cases about the room.
Page 80 - ... strongly support Senator Mitchell's bill, S. 1639. The establishment of a Board such as is proposed in your bill is vitally necessary in the interest of military and commercial expansion of our national air power. If is an open secret that in the 1930's technological improvements placed German air power far in advance of that of any other nation in the world, and the stern necessity of mastering that power, rather than our own foresight, was the determining factor in World War II. Certainly,...
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Florence Stories The Florence Stories, Jacob Abbott |
| Author | Jacob Abbott |
| Publisher | Sheldon, 1867 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Apr 2008 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |