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... ROAD ... 57 VI . GEORGE AND ARABELLA . 67 VII . - NIGHT AT A HOTEL .... 74 VIII . - PROGRESS OF THE JOURNEY .. 86 IX . - IMAGINARY DANGERS .. 96 X. - WILLIE WILLEY ... 112 XI . - ABOUT COURIERS ... 119 XII . - EDWIN 127 XIII - THE ...
... ROAD ... 57 VI . GEORGE AND ARABELLA . 67 VII . - NIGHT AT A HOTEL .... 74 VIII . - PROGRESS OF THE JOURNEY .. 86 IX . - IMAGINARY DANGERS .. 96 X. - WILLIE WILLEY ... 112 XI . - ABOUT COURIERS ... 119 XII . - EDWIN 127 XIII - THE ...
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... road , he gave the letters to Florence , and taking his seat by her side , listened to hear her read them . Florence first opened the letter from her mo- ther , and read it aloud . It was as follows : " CIVITA VECCHIA , Thursday Morning ...
... road , he gave the letters to Florence , and taking his seat by her side , listened to hear her read them . Florence first opened the letter from her mo- ther , and read it aloud . It was as follows : " CIVITA VECCHIA , Thursday Morning ...
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... road . I shall want to sit sometimes where I can see them . Besides I shall like to talk with Pacifico . " " Very well , " said Florence . " I have no ob- jection . " Florence might have said , " Ah , John ! I should not think you would ...
... road . I shall want to sit sometimes where I can see them . Besides I shall like to talk with Pacifico . " " Very well , " said Florence . " I have no ob- jection . " Florence might have said , " Ah , John ! I should not think you would ...
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... were to be seen at the door and at the windows , and a loud crack of his whip for the horses , he set off at a rapid trot over the pavement , away from the hotel . CHAPTER V. ON THE ROAD . AFTER going on for 56 SETTING OFF .
... were to be seen at the door and at the windows , and a loud crack of his whip for the horses , he set off at a rapid trot over the pavement , away from the hotel . CHAPTER V. ON THE ROAD . AFTER going on for 56 SETTING OFF .
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Jacob Abbott. CHAPTER V. ON THE ROAD . AFTER going on for a short distance , the car- riage came to a place where the street widened into a sort of open square , at the farther end of which was one of the gates of the city . The name ...
Jacob Abbott. CHAPTER V. ON THE ROAD . AFTER going on for a short distance , the car- riage came to a place where the street widened into a sort of open square , at the farther end of which was one of the gates of the city . The name ...
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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,