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Page 131
... result of which was to be seen later , the first year of the new century passed . There is little record of summer wanderings for this year , which may be explained by the fact that in October Charlotte had a second child , a boy this ...
... result of which was to be seen later , the first year of the new century passed . There is little record of summer wanderings for this year , which may be explained by the fact that in October Charlotte had a second child , a boy this ...
Page 136
... result . Ballantyne had an opportunity to show that he was capable of good work on a large scale , and he rose to take it . When he heard of the success of the book , and that not only the editor but the printer had won praise in the ...
... result . Ballantyne had an opportunity to show that he was capable of good work on a large scale , and he rose to take it . When he heard of the success of the book , and that not only the editor but the printer had won praise in the ...
Page 582
... result was " another scene " . At such a time , Lockhart's rectitude must have been very difficult to endure . Lockhart's view was that a man could only get in a ditch by his own fault . Men like himself , who are prudent enough to have ...
... result was " another scene " . At such a time , Lockhart's rectitude must have been very difficult to endure . Lockhart's view was that a man could only get in a ditch by his own fault . Men like himself , who are prudent enough to have ...
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