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... Seymour Bullitt was , at the time when I first saw him , one of the most awkward and clumsy boys I remember to have met : thick- set , red - faced , and withal much given to that kind of desperate and unreasonable yawning which ...
... Seymour Bullitt was , at the time when I first saw him , one of the most awkward and clumsy boys I remember to have met : thick- set , red - faced , and withal much given to that kind of desperate and unreasonable yawning which ...
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... Seymour had to recommend him ; and his extreme rusti- city was the continual whetstone of Tom Rice's would - be wit , especially at table , when the ladies of the family were present . On these occasions , Seymour's face became redder ...
... Seymour had to recommend him ; and his extreme rusti- city was the continual whetstone of Tom Rice's would - be wit , especially at table , when the ladies of the family were present . On these occasions , Seymour's face became redder ...
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... Seymour ever spoke to any one within doors , when he could help it . He came in with the men from the field - he washed in the kitchen , and then went out of doors to comb his shaggy head , just as the rest did . But when all were ...
... Seymour ever spoke to any one within doors , when he could help it . He came in with the men from the field - he washed in the kitchen , and then went out of doors to comb his shaggy head , just as the rest did . But when all were ...
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... with Caroline Hay , and the smiles that she gave him ! Seymour tried to discover what it could be that gave Tom such advantages , but he could not make it out . CHAPTER XXXI . " What dismal cries are those ? FOREST LIFE . 11.
... with Caroline Hay , and the smiles that she gave him ! Seymour tried to discover what it could be that gave Tom such advantages , but he could not make it out . CHAPTER XXXI . " What dismal cries are those ? FOREST LIFE . 11.
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... over the back fence in his haste to meet the well - known punctuality of the supper - bell , " Are you late too ? " " Oh ! we work , " said Seymour ; " we can't afford to peel the hills and jump fences as FOREST LIFE . 13.
... over the back fence in his haste to meet the well - known punctuality of the supper - bell , " Are you late too ? " " Oh ! we work , " said Seymour ; " we can't afford to peel the hills and jump fences as FOREST LIFE . 13.
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