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... seemed needless in themselves or extortionate in their cost . Scott adds that he wants John back in Edinburgh as soon as possible . He is short of money , and wants to fix up the contract for Ivanhoe , which is nearing completion , and ...
... seemed needless in themselves or extortionate in their cost . Scott adds that he wants John back in Edinburgh as soon as possible . He is short of money , and wants to fix up the contract for Ivanhoe , which is nearing completion , and ...
Page 578
... seemed , for the moment , as though he were infatuated with a false idea of his own ruin , which others knew to be groundless . 66 Sir John Hope and Sir Henry Jardine were sent to him by the Royal Bank of Scotland with an intimation ...
... seemed , for the moment , as though he were infatuated with a false idea of his own ruin , which others knew to be groundless . 66 Sir John Hope and Sir Henry Jardine were sent to him by the Royal Bank of Scotland with an intimation ...
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... seemed to have been overcome during recent months . How long - and to what further purpose - would courage and stubborn will drive the tired brain , and control the exhausted body ? Three days later , with Anne for company , he set off ...
... seemed to have been overcome during recent months . How long - and to what further purpose - would courage and stubborn will drive the tired brain , and control the exhausted body ? Three days later , with Anne for company , he set off ...
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