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Page 7
... matters requiring rather address than strength . He refreshes the memory of distant debtors ; he buys and sells horses ( he is a born horse - jockey ) , and superintends the training of the colts ; he feels the pulse of the county as ...
... matters requiring rather address than strength . He refreshes the memory of distant debtors ; he buys and sells horses ( he is a born horse - jockey ) , and superintends the training of the colts ; he feels the pulse of the county as ...
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... matters the handsome - faced Timothy is Mercury . The young gentleman in the blue jeans , who sits next Mr. Rice , being particularly interested in my story , must have a para- graph to himself . Seymour Bullitt was , at the time when I ...
... matters the handsome - faced Timothy is Mercury . The young gentleman in the blue jeans , who sits next Mr. Rice , being particularly interested in my story , must have a para- graph to himself . Seymour Bullitt was , at the time when I ...
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... matters worse , he saw Caro- line at the window , and felt that she must he was exulting over the success of suppose his trick . Tom Rice took care to be invisible ; and the only person who met Seymour's eye was Mr. Hay himself , who ...
... matters worse , he saw Caro- line at the window , and felt that she must he was exulting over the success of suppose his trick . Tom Rice took care to be invisible ; and the only person who met Seymour's eye was Mr. Hay himself , who ...
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... matter , father ? Isn't she well ? " " Oh , yes , quite well . She is coming home . " Much joy was expressed by the young folks , and Mrs. Hay , though she shared her husband's anxiety , could think of nothing now but the happiness of ...
... matter , father ? Isn't she well ? " " Oh , yes , quite well . She is coming home . " Much joy was expressed by the young folks , and Mrs. Hay , though she shared her husband's anxiety , could think of nothing now but the happiness of ...
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... matters between Mr. Hay's house and the scene of suffering , and sometimes to escort to and fro the young nurse , when she could be spared for a little while . It would be difficult to say exactly what Seymour's feelings were towards ...
... matters between Mr. Hay's house and the scene of suffering , and sometimes to escort to and fro the young nurse , when she could be spared for a little while . It would be difficult to say exactly what Seymour's feelings were towards ...
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