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... ..... . III . THE BREAKFAST ..... IV . VISIT TO THE PITTI PALACE .. V. THE PASS OF THE SIMPLON .... VI . - ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND PAGE .Frontispiece . 63 ... 89 .. 151 179 227 FLORENCE'S . RETURN . CHAPTER I. AN UNEXPECTED CONTINGENCY .
... ..... . III . THE BREAKFAST ..... IV . VISIT TO THE PITTI PALACE .. V. THE PASS OF THE SIMPLON .... VI . - ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND PAGE .Frontispiece . 63 ... 89 .. 151 179 227 FLORENCE'S . RETURN . CHAPTER I. AN UNEXPECTED CONTINGENCY .
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... England , and diagonally through the whole extent of England to Liverpool , where you take the great sea steamer for the voyage across the Atlantic . It so happened that Florence and John made this whole CHAPTER PAGE I -AN UNEXPECTED ...
... England , and diagonally through the whole extent of England to Liverpool , where you take the great sea steamer for the voyage across the Atlantic . It so happened that Florence and John made this whole CHAPTER PAGE I -AN UNEXPECTED ...
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... England and the passage money to America ; and that she should also give her a draft on Paris , payable to her order , for twenty - five hundred francs besides , to be used in case of accidents . " Why not give her gold or bank - notes ...
... England and the passage money to America ; and that she should also give her a draft on Paris , payable to her order , for twenty - five hundred francs besides , to be used in case of accidents . " Why not give her gold or bank - notes ...
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... England , than to attempt to make the jour- ney all the way by land , and they had quite a long and serious consultation on the subject . To go by sea , along the coast , in one of the steamers of the Messageries Imperiales , as the ...
... England , than to attempt to make the jour- ney all the way by land , and they had quite a long and serious consultation on the subject . To go by sea , along the coast , in one of the steamers of the Messageries Imperiales , as the ...
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... England . It is well , however , for the young readers of this volume to remember this principle about the sun , as it may sometimes be of service to them in planning rides at home . It is true , that in going out in short excursions it ...
... England . It is well , however , for the young readers of this volume to remember this principle about the sun , as it may sometimes be of service to them in planning rides at home . It is true , that in going out in short excursions it ...
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Page 6 - NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY. MDCCCXLH. V ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1842, BY D. APPLETON & COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Conrt of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
Page 35 - ... income serve for your own expenses, as (I fear) from the narrowness of my present prospects It will not be in my power to afford you assistance. I had flattered myself with the contrary persuasion, and this is one of my airy Castles, the destruction of which gives me the most pain and disappointment. I assure you, it is a great source of satisfaction to me to think, that at least you have a comfortable House, where you are secure from vulgar intrusion, and vulgar occurrences; and I cannot but...
Page 71 - M sat at a window which was hall raised to admit the breath of a balmy summer day, and she had a book in her hand which she had been reading aloud to three of her daughters, who were engaged in useful and ornamental work.
Page 108 - So my mother was convinced that he was a thief, and that he had come in to steal the money from the pockets of her dresses.
Page 39 - Give my love to the children, and believe me, as ever, " Your very affectionate friend,