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Page 13
... called the overland route to India , which is much shorter and more expedi- tious than to go all the way by sea , around the Cape of Good Hope . A few days before Mr. Morelle was to set out for Civita Vecchia to meet the steamer there ...
... called the overland route to India , which is much shorter and more expedi- tious than to go all the way by sea , around the Cape of Good Hope . A few days before Mr. Morelle was to set out for Civita Vecchia to meet the steamer there ...
Page 14
... called her Jennie ; “ Ah , Jen- nie , how nice it would be if you were only going with me . And besides being so pleasant for me , there would be a great deal of novelty for you in such a trip . You could see the Nile , and the desert ...
... called her Jennie ; “ Ah , Jen- nie , how nice it would be if you were only going with me . And besides being so pleasant for me , there would be a great deal of novelty for you in such a trip . You could see the Nile , and the desert ...
Page 18
... called the Orkney Islands . The banker with whom Mrs. Morelle was in communication at Rome was a distinguished personage named Torlonia . John used often to accompany the courier whom his mother sent from time to time to the bank office ...
... called the Orkney Islands . The banker with whom Mrs. Morelle was in communication at Rome was a distinguished personage named Torlonia . John used often to accompany the courier whom his mother sent from time to time to the bank office ...
Page 27
... called for the money was really the one to whom it was due . Things being all thus arranged , the party re- turned to the hotel . Mrs. Morelle then gave Florence the two little bags of gold , one French and the other English , which she ...
... called for the money was really the one to whom it was due . Things being all thus arranged , the party re- turned to the hotel . Mrs. Morelle then gave Florence the two little bags of gold , one French and the other English , which she ...
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... called it , that they were to take that day . " Drive , Johnny , " said Florence . " You must say drive because we are going in a carriage . We only say ride when we go on horseback . " " Then must I say a drive in the cars ? " said ...
... called it , that they were to take that day . " Drive , Johnny , " said Florence . " You must say drive because we are going in a carriage . We only say ride when we go on horseback . " " Then must I say a drive in the cars ? " said ...
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