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X - THE CONSCRIPTION .. XI . - THE WOODEN SHOES ... XII . - RIDE IN THE DILIGENCE .. XIII . - GRANVILLE ..... XIV - PASSAGE TO JERSEY ... XV . LOOKING FOR LODGINGS ... XVI . GETTING SETTLED IN LODGINGS .. XVII - FIRST WALK IN JERSEY .
X - THE CONSCRIPTION .. XI . - THE WOODEN SHOES ... XII . - RIDE IN THE DILIGENCE .. XIII . - GRANVILLE ..... XIV - PASSAGE TO JERSEY ... XV . LOOKING FOR LODGINGS ... XVI . GETTING SETTLED IN LODGINGS .. XVII - FIRST WALK IN JERSEY .
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As Florence and Grimkie were walking along , they noticed before them two young men whom Grimkie observed were speaking English . ence . " Hush , " said Grimkie , in a whisper to Flor" These gentlemen are speaking English .
As Florence and Grimkie were walking along , they noticed before them two young men whom Grimkie observed were speaking English . ence . " Hush , " said Grimkie , in a whisper to Flor" These gentlemen are speaking English .
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... and the children had previously seen , as they had been walking along the streets , the entrances THE LACE - MAKERS . 67.
... and the children had previously seen , as they had been walking along the streets , the entrances THE LACE - MAKERS . 67.
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they had been walking along the streets , the entrances to some of them . ... The party after entering in through the great arched gateway , found themselves upon a broad gravel walk leading through beautiful grounds , toward a large ...
they had been walking along the streets , the entrances to some of them . ... The party after entering in through the great arched gateway , found themselves upon a broad gravel walk leading through beautiful grounds , toward a large ...
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They arrived at Cherbourg about noon , and almost immediately after becoming settled in their rooms , they sallied forth for a walk , in order to see a little of the town . " And now first , " said Grimkie , " we will go up to the top ...
They arrived at Cherbourg about noon , and almost immediately after becoming settled in their rooms , they sallied forth for a walk , in order to see a little of the town . " And now first , " said Grimkie , " we will go up to the top ...
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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,...
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| Title | The Florence Stories The Florence Stories, Jacob Abbott |
| Author | Jacob Abbott |
| Publisher | Sheldon, 1867 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Apr 2008 |
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