The Florence StoriesSheldon, 1867 |
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Page 114
... window and then the other , scarcely know- ing which way to turn in her fear that something would escape her . The rich and deep green of the fields , the hawthorn hedges , in full flower , the gardens , the beautiful villas , the ...
... window and then the other , scarcely know- ing which way to turn in her fear that something would escape her . The rich and deep green of the fields , the hawthorn hedges , in full flower , the gardens , the beautiful villas , the ...
Page 118
... windows looking out upon a great area filled with omni- buses and cabs that were waiting for the arrival of the next train , and upon a street which passed by a spacious castle - like building that seemed to stand at the entrance to the ...
... windows looking out upon a great area filled with omni- buses and cabs that were waiting for the arrival of the next train , and upon a street which passed by a spacious castle - like building that seemed to stand at the entrance to the ...
Page 119
... windows . had only known about these . " If we " Ah yes , " said Grimkie . " If we could only manage when we are coming into a strange town , to have a chance to see all the hotels and inns beforehand , we could choose a great deal bet ...
... windows . had only known about these . " If we " Ah yes , " said Grimkie . " If we could only manage when we are coming into a strange town , to have a chance to see all the hotels and inns beforehand , we could choose a great deal bet ...
Page 139
... window , and asked the waiter to send Boots in to him . When Boots came , Grimkie told him that they were going a little way up the mountain , and made an arrangement with him to have & dog - cart got ready immediately , to take them ...
... window , and asked the waiter to send Boots in to him . When Boots came , Grimkie told him that they were going a little way up the mountain , and made an arrangement with him to have & dog - cart got ready immediately , to take them ...
Page 147
... window and see . " John supposed that a dog - cart was a cart made to be drawn by dogs . In this idea he was greatly mistaken , a dog - cart being made to carry dogs , and not to be drawn by them . It is quite a curious vehicle , having ...
... window and see . " John supposed that a dog - cart was a cart made to be drawn by dogs . In this idea he was greatly mistaken , a dog - cart being made to carry dogs , and not to be drawn by them . It is quite a curious vehicle , having ...
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