Riversdale Court: A Novel, Volume 1Tinsley, 1878 |
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... QUESTION AND ANSWER X. DIVERS SUBJECTS XI . DIVERS MATTERS CONTINUED XII . EXTRACTS FROM SARIANN'S DIARY XIII . THE PICNIC · · XIV . THE PICNIC CONTINUED XV . THE PICNIC CONTINUED PAGE 1 10 19 27 · 68 81 . 89 . 98 . 109 . 118 135 € 160 ...
... QUESTION AND ANSWER X. DIVERS SUBJECTS XI . DIVERS MATTERS CONTINUED XII . EXTRACTS FROM SARIANN'S DIARY XIII . THE PICNIC · · XIV . THE PICNIC CONTINUED XV . THE PICNIC CONTINUED PAGE 1 10 19 27 · 68 81 . 89 . 98 . 109 . 118 135 € 160 ...
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... question would , under other circumstances , have disconcerted me . As it was , the only idea that now struck my mind was , if he believed my anxiety to ascertain the state of my health arose from that cause , the being engaged , he ...
... question would , under other circumstances , have disconcerted me . As it was , the only idea that now struck my mind was , if he believed my anxiety to ascertain the state of my health arose from that cause , the being engaged , he ...
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... questions , which I answered freely ; then he sat back , silent , and tapping the table thoughtfully with his fingers , gazing fixedly at me the while . " Well , doctor , ' I said presently and smiling -the ghost of a smile it must have ...
... questions , which I answered freely ; then he sat back , silent , and tapping the table thoughtfully with his fingers , gazing fixedly at me the while . " Well , doctor , ' I said presently and smiling -the ghost of a smile it must have ...
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A Novel Mrs. Forrest-Grant. questions unreservedly , as though you were speaking of some one else , not myself . Am I in a consumption ? ' " Ye - s , but- ' " Are my lungs seriously diseased ? I will know , Dr. Mardyke , ' I rejoined ...
A Novel Mrs. Forrest-Grant. questions unreservedly , as though you were speaking of some one else , not myself . Am I in a consumption ? ' " Ye - s , but- ' " Are my lungs seriously diseased ? I will know , Dr. Mardyke , ' I rejoined ...
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... question to me , direct or indirect , with intent to penetrate the mystery enshrouding the last three years of my life . If any one of you refuse this latter , I will never again - forgive me , I cannot help myself - never again , enter ...
... question to me , direct or indirect , with intent to penetrate the mystery enshrouding the last three years of my life . If any one of you refuse this latter , I will never again - forgive me , I cannot help myself - never again , enter ...
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Page 263 - She is far from the land where her young hero sleeps, And lovers around her are sighing; But coldly she turns from their gaze, and weeps, For her heart in his grave is lying. She sings the wild songs of her dear native plains, Every note which he loved awaking — Ah! little they think, who delight in her strains, How the heart of the minstrel is breaking!
Page 70 - The soul's dark cottage, battered and decayed, Lets in new light through chinks that Time has made: Stronger by weakness, wiser men become As they draw near to their eternal home. Leaving the old, both worlds at once they view That stand upon the threshold of the new.