Century Monthly Magazine, Volume 101Josiah Gilbert Holland, Richard Watson Gilder Century Company, 1920 - American literature |
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Page 15
... things together while the husbands sat in the public house over their beer and tobacco ; but she did the handsome thing by Martha when the affair came off . Therefore many people asserted that Miss Brown " had a heart somewheres ...
... things together while the husbands sat in the public house over their beer and tobacco ; but she did the handsome thing by Martha when the affair came off . Therefore many people asserted that Miss Brown " had a heart somewheres ...
Page 20
... thing he ought not to have said on a for- bidden subject . Still , he could not allow this contemptuous exclamation to ... things of this world ? " demanded Miss Brown . " The flesh - pots of Egypt ? " The vicar turned red and felt quite ...
... thing he ought not to have said on a for- bidden subject . Still , he could not allow this contemptuous exclamation to ... things of this world ? " demanded Miss Brown . " The flesh - pots of Egypt ? " The vicar turned red and felt quite ...
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... things about her past life ; then we went into the drawing- room , and I was asked to play the piano . My pieces were apparently much liked , and the empress seemed pleased and anxious for more . After a little while , thinking I might ...
... things about her past life ; then we went into the drawing- room , and I was asked to play the piano . My pieces were apparently much liked , and the empress seemed pleased and anxious for more . After a little while , thinking I might ...
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... things I can't recall . Arranged about the Grand Salon are vari- ous little card tables , covered with all sorts of things , pretty and interesting too , among others some large albums containing a col- lection of portraits and sketches ...
... things I can't recall . Arranged about the Grand Salon are vari- ous little card tables , covered with all sorts of things , pretty and interesting too , among others some large albums containing a col- lection of portraits and sketches ...
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... things with the most wonderful speed . The only other thing I remember be- sides in the room was a screen , which made a secluded spot for her to dress in ; her porcelain bath - tub , with curtains . drawn round it ; an upright wooden ...
... things with the most wonderful speed . The only other thing I remember be- sides in the room was a screen , which made a secluded spot for her to dress in ; her porcelain bath - tub , with curtains . drawn round it ; an upright wooden ...
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