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... speak . Now they seemed to ring louder than ever ; the bands played the Russian hymn with great fervor , and the murmur of the people and of the soldiers swelled into a cheer as the Czar himself came up to us . He had crossed himself ...
... speak . Now they seemed to ring louder than ever ; the bands played the Russian hymn with great fervor , and the murmur of the people and of the soldiers swelled into a cheer as the Czar himself came up to us . He had crossed himself ...
Page 22
... speak , to pick up his wife and daughter and be off . « Wait a minute , » I said ; « let ' s hear how they greet him outside . And at that instant the people must have caught sight of the Emperor , for we heard a tremendous acclamation ...
... speak , to pick up his wife and daughter and be off . « Wait a minute , » I said ; « let ' s hear how they greet him outside . And at that instant the people must have caught sight of the Emperor , for we heard a tremendous acclamation ...
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... speak she interrupted him . « I should be very well if it were n't for this heat , » she said pettishly . « Do put that photograph down , George - you do fidget so ! Have n't you got any news for me - anything to amuse me ? Oh , those ...
... speak she interrupted him . « I should be very well if it were n't for this heat , » she said pettishly . « Do put that photograph down , George - you do fidget so ! Have n't you got any news for me - anything to amuse me ? Oh , those ...
Page 30
... speaking she had a slight return of pain , and was obliged to submit to lie down again . At least , he urged , « don't go out to - day . Give yourself a rest . Shall I go back and ask Letty to come round to tea ? » Lady Tressady made a ...
... speaking she had a slight return of pain , and was obliged to submit to lie down again . At least , he urged , « don't go out to - day . Give yourself a rest . Shall I go back and ask Letty to come round to tea ? » Lady Tressady made a ...
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... speak to him . But after a minute or two George dashed down again to his study , that he might write a hur- ried note to a middle - aged cousin of his mo- ther's , asking her to go round to Warwick Square early in the afternoon , and ...
... speak to him . But after a minute or two George dashed down again to his study , that he might write a hur- ried note to a middle - aged cousin of his mo- ther's , asking her to go round to Warwick Square early in the afternoon , and ...
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