John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, 1869 - 485 páginas |
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... like to follow a trade ? " " Yes , I should . What would it matter to me ? My father was a gentleman . " " And your mother ? " And he turned suddenly round ; his cheeks hot , his lips quivering : " She is dead . I do not 12 JOHN HALIFAX .
... like to follow a trade ? " " Yes , I should . What would it matter to me ? My father was a gentleman . " " And your mother ? " And he turned suddenly round ; his cheeks hot , his lips quivering : " She is dead . I do not 12 JOHN HALIFAX .
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... turned to go . I My heart cried after him with an irrepressible cry . What I said I do not remember , but it caused ... turning back to John Halifax with a sudden thought , " art thee hungry ? " " Very hungry . " Nature gave way at last ...
... turned to go . I My heart cried after him with an irrepressible cry . What I said I do not remember , but it caused ... turning back to John Halifax with a sudden thought , " art thee hungry ? " " Very hungry . " Nature gave way at last ...
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... turned up ; his lineage remained uninvestigated , and his pedigree began and ended with his own honest name- -John Halifax . Jael kept coming in and out of the parlor on divers ex- cuses , eyeing very suspiciously John Halifax and me ...
... turned up ; his lineage remained uninvestigated , and his pedigree began and ended with his own honest name- -John Halifax . Jael kept coming in and out of the parlor on divers ex- cuses , eyeing very suspiciously John Halifax and me ...
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... turned his back on me —but that I little minded , —and addressed himself solely to John Halifax . " Canst thee drive ? " " That I can ! " and his eyes brightened with boyish de- light . " Tut ! it's only a cart - the cart with the skins ...
... turned his back on me —but that I little minded , —and addressed himself solely to John Halifax . " Canst thee drive ? " " That I can ! " and his eyes brightened with boyish de- light . " Tut ! it's only a cart - the cart with the skins ...
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... turned back when half - way across the green - turfed square . " Thee said thee had no money ; there's a week in ad- vance , my son being witness I pay it thee ; and I can pay thee a shilling less every Saturday till we get straight ...
... turned back when half - way across the green - turfed square . " Thee said thee had no money ; there's a week in ad- vance , my son being witness I pay it thee ; and I can pay thee a shilling less every Saturday till we get straight ...
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Abel Fletcher answered asked Beechwood better Brithwood child Cloth daughter dear derley door Edwin Enderley eyes face fancy father feel gentleman gone Guy's hand happy hear heard heart honor husband Jael Jessop John Halifax JOHN S. C. ABBOTT John's Kingswell knew Lady Caroline laughed listened little Muriel live Longfield looked Lord Luxmore Lord Ravenel marriage Mary Baines Maud mill mind minute Miss March Miss Silver morning mother Muriel never night Norton Bury Oldtower once pain parlor perhaps Phineas Fletcher poor quiet rose round seemed silence Sir Ralph smile spoke stood sure talking tan-yard tell thank thee things thought to-day to-morrow told took turned Uncle Phineas Ursula voice walk watching wife window wish woman wonder word young
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