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... , it was quite dry - and no doubt had passed through many vicissitudes ; however , it was a residence , and like most other residences , if endowed with B the power of speech , would have told strange stories CHAPTER I CHAPTER II 24 40 50.
... , it was quite dry - and no doubt had passed through many vicissitudes ; however , it was a residence , and like most other residences , if endowed with B the power of speech , would have told strange stories CHAPTER I CHAPTER II 24 40 50.
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... passed without promise , a fresh burden of disagree- ables - nay , worse , positive insult - was added to the troubles of the patient and long - suffering mother , until at length the lord and master , so far from attempting to conceal ...
... passed without promise , a fresh burden of disagree- ables - nay , worse , positive insult - was added to the troubles of the patient and long - suffering mother , until at length the lord and master , so far from attempting to conceal ...
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... passed , yet she was too young to appropriate troubles to herself , or even share them with her mother . She herself was never positively ill - treated by her father , yet her little advances were always somewhat roughly repulsed ...
... passed , yet she was too young to appropriate troubles to herself , or even share them with her mother . She herself was never positively ill - treated by her father , yet her little advances were always somewhat roughly repulsed ...
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... passed between them ; he was the des- cendant of an impoverished but ancient and highly distinguished family ; the estate on which he resided had descended to him , but not so the great festivities and busy scenes of courtly pomp for ...
... passed between them ; he was the des- cendant of an impoverished but ancient and highly distinguished family ; the estate on which he resided had descended to him , but not so the great festivities and busy scenes of courtly pomp for ...
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... passed away , and he resolved to return a great man to claim his bride . Mr. Overdon talked to him cheerfully of the countries he would be likely to see , and the many little things he might bring home with him , which would be so ...
... passed away , and he resolved to return a great man to claim his bride . Mr. Overdon talked to him cheerfully of the countries he would be likely to see , and the many little things he might bring home with him , which would be so ...
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anxious appeared arms arrived assuredly astonished beautiful became betimes bless boat Boodle Boodle's Bowden Brest brig brigantine Brilliant Captain Darby Carrol Castle CHAPTER Commander countenance daughter dear dear Ruth deck deuce duty Edgar Galbraith enemy English eyes father favour fear feelings fleet French frigate Genoa Glenelg hand handsome happened happy Harold Overdon head heart honour hope Jack Jack Bond Jarvis John Bond knew Lady Ruth lieutenant looked Lord Edgar Lordship managed Master Bond Merry Elms mind morning mother navy never night officer once party passed pirates Port Admiral Portsmouth position Post-captain present pretty quiet quietly remained round Royal Navy Ruby sail sailor Schneider Sextant ship shore Sir Gilbert Gascoigne Sir Jeremy sloop-of-war smiled soon sooner Squire stood strong sure Tallentire thing thought tion took turned understrapper vessel watch wish young
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