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... seemed to hold out infinite possibilities of romance , of adventure , of love , perhaps , and stores of gold . the family my mother counted ; my father did not . She was the daughter of a Scottish earl who had ruined himself again and ...
... seemed to hold out infinite possibilities of romance , of adventure , of love , perhaps , and stores of gold . the family my mother counted ; my father did not . She was the daughter of a Scottish earl who had ruined himself again and ...
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... seemed unjust that she should go out into the great world — to Bath , to Brighton , should see the Prince Regent and the great fights on Hounslow Heath —whilst I was to remain forever a farmer's boy . That afternoon I was upstairs ...
... seemed unjust that she should go out into the great world — to Bath , to Brighton , should see the Prince Regent and the great fights on Hounslow Heath —whilst I was to remain forever a farmer's boy . That afternoon I was upstairs ...
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... seemed incredible to me . Here was an adventure , and I was shocked to see that Rooksby was in a pitiable state about it . " But , Ralph , " I said , " I would help Carlos . " " Oh , you , " he said fretfully . " You want to run your ...
... seemed incredible to me . Here was an adventure , and I was shocked to see that Rooksby was in a pitiable state about it . " But , Ralph , " I said , " I would help Carlos . " " Oh , you , " he said fretfully . " You want to run your ...
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... seemed an abominable episode , a piece of bad faith on the part of fate . I ought to have been exempt from these sordid haps , but the man's hot leathery hand on my throat was like a foretaste of the other collar . And I was horribly ...
... seemed an abominable episode , a piece of bad faith on the part of fate . I ought to have been exempt from these sordid haps , but the man's hot leathery hand on my throat was like a foretaste of the other collar . And I was horribly ...
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... seemed to come out of the crowd upon a very rough , descending path ; Rangs- ley had called out , " Now , then , the rest of you be off ; we've got enough here " ; and the hoofs of heavy horses sounded again . Then we came to a halt ...
... seemed to come out of the crowd upon a very rough , descending path ; Rangs- ley had called out , " Now , then , the rest of you be off ; we've got enough here " ; and the hoofs of heavy horses sounded again . Then we came to a halt ...
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