The Century: A Popular QuarterlyCentury Company, 1896 |
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Page 16
... asked where we got them , and when we said London , answered , « Really ! » in a tone that implied so clearly , « Can a good dress be got in London ? » that we all laughed . Our baby procession of four carriages joined the diplomatic ...
... asked where we got them , and when we said London , answered , « Really ! » in a tone that implied so clearly , « Can a good dress be got in London ? » that we all laughed . Our baby procession of four carriages joined the diplomatic ...
Page 24
... asked for wine , after an old custom ; for John the Terrible , it seems , was so violent in his cups that the foreigners were allowed to retire when he began to drink , leaving him to his faithful subjects . Mr. Stürmer seemed very ...
... asked for wine , after an old custom ; for John the Terrible , it seems , was so violent in his cups that the foreigners were allowed to retire when he began to drink , leaving him to his faithful subjects . Mr. Stürmer seemed very ...
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... asked me to join the procession with him , my shining train spread out at full length behind with great effect . I was delighted , for one could go only with some Russian notability ; and in this way I saw everything , as we followed ...
... asked me to join the procession with him , my shining train spread out at full length behind with great effect . I was delighted , for one could go only with some Russian notability ; and in this way I saw everything , as we followed ...
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... ASKED to a monster picnic to - morrow at Prince Youssoupoff's place , twenty - two versts from here . I wonder that there are enough people left for it : for the last few days Moscow has been emptying itself fast into foreign watering ...
... ASKED to a monster picnic to - morrow at Prince Youssoupoff's place , twenty - two versts from here . I wonder that there are enough people left for it : for the last few days Moscow has been emptying itself fast into foreign watering ...
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... asking him to admire her dress if there were fresh debts to confess to him . " It makes you look wonderfully young ... asked her to be frank with him ; and with a sob she poured herself out . It was the tragic , familiar story that ...
... asking him to admire her dress if there were fresh debts to confess to him . " It makes you look wonderfully young ... asked her to be frank with him ; and with a sob she poured herself out . It was the tragic , familiar story that ...
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