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Page 13
Grouchy landed in Ireland , but his hesitation , as at Waterloo , averted our
danger : he quickly re - embarked , and returning to Brest , was effectually
employed in putting down Charette and Stoffet . Impatient of this service , he
solicited a ...
Grouchy landed in Ireland , but his hesitation , as at Waterloo , averted our
danger : he quickly re - embarked , and returning to Brest , was effectually
employed in putting down Charette and Stoffet . Impatient of this service , he
solicited a ...
Page 45
His tutor having consented to accompany hum , Edmund selected Ireland as the
country he wished most to visit , and though his mother had strong prejudices
against the Irish , she did not like to oppose himn in every thing . This tutor who
had ...
His tutor having consented to accompany hum , Edmund selected Ireland as the
country he wished most to visit , and though his mother had strong prejudices
against the Irish , she did not like to oppose himn in every thing . This tutor who
had ...
Page 47
This was a deathblow to Edmund ' s hopes ; he avowed his marriage , and his
determination to return to Ireland and claim his wife . His mother ' s passions
were roused at this intelligence , and she applied to her husband to use his
authority in ...
This was a deathblow to Edmund ' s hopes ; he avowed his marriage , and his
determination to return to Ireland and claim his wife . His mother ' s passions
were roused at this intelligence , and she applied to her husband to use his
authority in ...
Page 48
At first , Edmund was in a state of irritability and sorrow ; his letters to Ireland were
intercepted , and those poor Rose wrote never reached him . His mother used all
her influence ( and she had much ) to divert his thoughts and affections .
At first , Edmund was in a state of irritability and sorrow ; his letters to Ireland were
intercepted , and those poor Rose wrote never reached him . His mother used all
her influence ( and she had much ) to divert his thoughts and affections .
Page 49
Her uncle promised to follow her and Edmund to India , but was now obliged to
return to Ireland in order to dispose of his property . He there . fore , on a beautiful
morning in the latter end of May , committed his beloved child to the protection of
...
Her uncle promised to follow her and Edmund to India , but was now obliged to
return to Ireland in order to dispose of his property . He there . fore , on a beautiful
morning in the latter end of May , committed his beloved child to the protection of
...
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