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... travelled with them some part of the time while they had been there , though in many cases he had been engaged in business in London and in Paris , and his family had consequently travelled a good deal by them- selves . Mrs. Morelle was ...
... travelled with them some part of the time while they had been there , though in many cases he had been engaged in business in London and in Paris , and his family had consequently travelled a good deal by them- selves . Mrs. Morelle was ...
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... travelled with his family through Switzerland and Italy to Naples , and then returned with them to Rome ; for Naples , as you will see by looking upon any map of Italy , is much farther to the southward than Rome . Here he was to leave ...
... travelled with his family through Switzerland and Italy to Naples , and then returned with them to Rome ; for Naples , as you will see by looking upon any map of Italy , is much farther to the southward than Rome . Here he was to leave ...
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... travellers in Rome have a letter of credit upon some banker there , to whom they apply for money . They can not well bring money with them , since the money of one country does not usually pass well in another . So they take a letter of ...
... travellers in Rome have a letter of credit upon some banker there , to whom they apply for money . They can not well bring money with them , since the money of one country does not usually pass well in another . So they take a letter of ...
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... travelling between here and Alexandria , or what languages I may require . But Francisco has been everywhere , and he knows all languages — at least all that are spoken on the great thoroughfares of Europe . " And besides , " she added ...
... travelling between here and Alexandria , or what languages I may require . But Francisco has been everywhere , and he knows all languages — at least all that are spoken on the great thoroughfares of Europe . " And besides , " she added ...
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... travellers to carry away as reminiscences of Rome . They came home at six o'clock to dinner , and after dinner they spent the time , until bed time , very merrily together , looking over their pur- chases and showing them to Lavinia ...
... travellers to carry away as reminiscences of Rome . They came home at six o'clock to dinner , and after dinner they spent the time , until bed time , very merrily together , looking over their pur- chases and showing them to Lavinia ...
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