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... letter from Mrs. Otis every two or three days , informing her of her movements and plans . These letters came to Mrs. Morelle's bankers , that being the usual mode by which strangers in Rome receive their letters . For , as a general ...
... letter from Mrs. Otis every two or three days , informing her of her movements and plans . These letters came to Mrs. Morelle's bankers , that being the usual mode by which strangers in Rome receive their letters . For , as a general ...
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... letter of credit . A full account of the letter of credit which Mrs. Morelle received in New York when she first set out on her travels , is given in the vol- ume of this series called the Orkney Islands . The banker with whom Mrs ...
... letter of credit . A full account of the letter of credit which Mrs. Morelle received in New York when she first set out on her travels , is given in the vol- ume of this series called the Orkney Islands . The banker with whom Mrs ...
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... letter . She knew very well , however , how im- portant it was for a mother , if she wished her children to be calm and self - possessed in the try- ing circumstances in which all are sometimes placed , to set them the example herself ...
... letter . She knew very well , however , how im- portant it was for a mother , if she wished her children to be calm and self - possessed in the try- ing circumstances in which all are sometimes placed , to set them the example herself ...
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... letter - from Mrs. Otis , I suppose . " " True , " said Mrs. Morelle . " Let us see what she says . " On opening the letter , Mrs. Morelle found that the principal object of it was to say that Mrs. Otis and her husband were intending to ...
... letter - from Mrs. Otis , I suppose . " " True , " said Mrs. Morelle . " Let us see what she says . " On opening the letter , Mrs. Morelle found that the principal object of it was to say that Mrs. Otis and her husband were intending to ...
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... letter of credit , and this Florence put into her wallet , and then put the wallet with the bags of gold , in a snug little compartment in the tray of her trunk . John was very desirous to have some portion . of these treasures ...
... letter of credit , and this Florence put into her wallet , and then put the wallet with the bags of gold , in a snug little compartment in the tray of her trunk . John was very desirous to have some portion . of these treasures ...
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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,