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... door and assisted Mrs. Morelle and the children to descend , and then conducted them up and through a series of magnificent staircases and halls , into a spacious apartment , very handsomely decorated and furnished . There were sofas ...
... door and assisted Mrs. Morelle and the children to descend , and then conducted them up and through a series of magnificent staircases and halls , into a spacious apartment , very handsomely decorated and furnished . There were sofas ...
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... door , and at about eleven o'clock the whole party set off to go to the diligence office . " You are not afraid to be left at the hotel , are you , children ? " said Mrs. Morelle . “ It will be only two days - or only a day and a half ...
... door , and at about eleven o'clock the whole party set off to go to the diligence office . " You are not afraid to be left at the hotel , are you , children ? " said Mrs. Morelle . “ It will be only two days - or only a day and a half ...
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... doors , and these were filled with mosaics and other jewelry ; and also with coins and medals , more or less genuine , and fragments of statues and statuettes , and other things suit- able for travellers to carry away as reminiscences ...
... doors , and these were filled with mosaics and other jewelry ; and also with coins and medals , more or less genuine , and fragments of statues and statuettes , and other things suit- able for travellers to carry away as reminiscences ...
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... door of the hotel where the family that proposes to hire them lodge , in order to give the ladies an opportunity to see the vehicle and to try the seats . The gentlemen might go to the stable- yard to see the carriage , and might easily ...
... door of the hotel where the family that proposes to hire them lodge , in order to give the ladies an opportunity to see the vehicle and to try the seats . The gentlemen might go to the stable- yard to see the carriage , and might easily ...
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... door . So they went down to see it . They found a large barouche - shaped carriage , with the top turned back so as to throw it entirely open . There were two seats , containing places for four , inside , as usual in travelling ...
... door . So they went down to see it . They found a large barouche - shaped carriage , with the top turned back so as to throw it entirely open . There were two seats , containing places for four , inside , as usual in travelling ...
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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,