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Page 56
... girls that 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 .
... girls that 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 .
Page 60
... seen , nor any other signs of human occupancy , except now and then a herd of cattle or a flock of sheep , attended by a pale and sickly looking he lsman or shepherd . The air of desolation is enhanced in many places by the crumbling ...
... seen , nor any other signs of human occupancy , except now and then a herd of cattle or a flock of sheep , attended by a pale and sickly looking he lsman or shepherd . The air of desolation is enhanced in many places by the crumbling ...
Page 68
... seen . He also thought it would be pleasanter for them to have a more quiet time in going on board the ship and to be left more to themselves , to enjoy to- gether the curious scenes and incidents connected with setting out in an ocean ...
... seen . He also thought it would be pleasanter for them to have a more quiet time in going on board the ship and to be left more to themselves , to enjoy to- gether the curious scenes and incidents connected with setting out in an ocean ...
Page 84
... seen that everything was arranged for the night , he turned to Florence and said , " If Miss Florence will desire that Teresa come to aid her something to disdress herself , she shall please sound the bell at the time , for that Teresa ...
... seen that everything was arranged for the night , he turned to Florence and said , " If Miss Florence will desire that Teresa come to aid her something to disdress herself , she shall please sound the bell at the time , for that Teresa ...
Page 114
... seen the boy at the door , that there was a family of trav- ellers already in the hotel , though at that time they saw no other indications of them . At length , however , after they had finished their dinner , and the waiter , who at ...
... seen the boy at the door , that there was a family of trav- ellers already in the hotel , though at that time they saw no other indications of them . At length , however , after they had finished their dinner , and the waiter , who at ...
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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,