John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, publishers, Franklin Square., 1859 - 499 pages |
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Page 9
... hard for Abel Fletcher to have for his only child such a sickly creature as I , now , at sixteen , as helpless and useless to him as a baby . " Well , well , I must find some one to go home with thee . " For though my father had got me ...
... hard for Abel Fletcher to have for his only child such a sickly creature as I , now , at sixteen , as helpless and useless to him as a baby . " Well , well , I must find some one to go home with thee . " For though my father had got me ...
Page 15
... hard as marble , and slippery as glass . Except the table , the side- board , and the cuckoo clock , there was no other furniture . I dared not bring the poor wandering lad into this , my father's especial domain ; but as soon as he was ...
... hard as marble , and slippery as glass . Except the table , the side- board , and the cuckoo clock , there was no other furniture . I dared not bring the poor wandering lad into this , my father's especial domain ; but as soon as he was ...
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... hard experience , chased all the boyish fun from his face . " I've had a merry day - thank you kindly for it ! and now I'll be gone . " Gone ! It was not to be thought of at least , not till my father came home . For now , more ...
... hard experience , chased all the boyish fun from his face . " I've had a merry day - thank you kindly for it ! and now I'll be gone . " Gone ! It was not to be thought of at least , not till my father came home . For now , more ...
Page 21
... hard by , the lazy whir of which made a sleepy , incessant monotone which I was fond of hearing . From the opposite bank stretched a wide green level , called the Ham - dotted with pasturing cattle of all sorts . Beyond it was a second ...
... hard by , the lazy whir of which made a sleepy , incessant monotone which I was fond of hearing . From the opposite bank stretched a wide green level , called the Ham - dotted with pasturing cattle of all sorts . Beyond it was a second ...
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... " He looked at me hard , put both his hands in his pockets , and began to whistle a tune . " Don't shirk the question , please John . I want to know the real truth . " " Well , then , I hate the tan - 36 JOHN HALIFAX .
... " He looked at me hard , put both his hands in his pockets , and began to whistle a tune . " Don't shirk the question , please John . I want to know the real truth . " " Well , then , I hate the tan - 36 JOHN HALIFAX .
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Abel Fletcher answered asked Beechwood better Brithwood child Cloth daughter dear door Edwin Enderley eyes face fancy father feel gentleman gone Guy's Half Calf 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 THOMAS CARLYLE thought told took turned Uncle Phineas Ursula voice walk watching wife wish woman wonder word young
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