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Page 66
... lady , " it is not difficult at all . " " But you must begin to learn when you are very young , " said Grimkie . " Yes , sir , " said the woman , " we begin very young . The little children begin with very plain work . They learn first ...
... lady , " it is not difficult at all . " " But you must begin to learn when you are very young , " said Grimkie . " Yes , sir , " said the woman , " we begin very young . The little children begin with very plain work . They learn first ...
Page 68
... lady named Mademoiselle Pagny . The party after entering in through the great arched gateway , found themselves upon a broad gravel walk leading through beautiful grounds , toward a large and handsome house , which stood back at some ...
... lady named Mademoiselle Pagny . The party after entering in through the great arched gateway , found themselves upon a broad gravel walk leading through beautiful grounds , toward a large and handsome house , which stood back at some ...
Page 69
... lady who had come also to buy laces . This lady was looking at the laces that were upon the table . The young man placed chairs near the table for Mrs. Morelle and her party , and then pro- ceeded to show Mrs. Morelle the kinds of lace ...
... lady who had come also to buy laces . This lady was looking at the laces that were upon the table . The young man placed chairs near the table for Mrs. Morelle and her party , and then pro- ceeded to show Mrs. Morelle the kinds of lace ...
Page 70
... lady . And then looking at the laces again , she added , " and are not these pretty laces ? " " Yes , auntie , " said Grimkie . " It is hard to say which is the prettiest , the lady herself or the kind of merchandize she deals in ...
... lady . And then looking at the laces again , she added , " and are not these pretty laces ? " " Yes , auntie , " said Grimkie . " It is hard to say which is the prettiest , the lady herself or the kind of merchandize she deals in ...
Page 126
... girl who represented . the Northern Hotel , and asked her if it was far . " No , sir , " said she . " It is the next door . Give me the lady's bags and parcels and follow me . I will show you the way . The 126 GRAN ILLE .
... girl who represented . the Northern Hotel , and asked her if it was far . " No , sir , " said she . " It is the next door . Give me the lady's bags and parcels and follow me . I will show you the way . The 126 GRAN ILLE .
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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,...