John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, publishers, Franklin Square., 1859 - 499 pages |
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... HUSBAND , " " AVILLION , " " THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY , " " NOTHING NEW , " " A HERO , AND OTHER TALES , " & c . With Illustrations . BY AUGUSTUS HOPPIN . " And thus he bore , without abuse , The grand old name of Gentleman . " TENNYSON'S ...
... HUSBAND , " " AVILLION , " " THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY , " " NOTHING NEW , " " A HERO , AND OTHER TALES , " & c . With Illustrations . BY AUGUSTUS HOPPIN . " And thus he bore , without abuse , The grand old name of Gentleman . " TENNYSON'S ...
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... ; this having been the last request of my mother , rigidly observed by her husband . The more so , people said , as while she lived they had not been quite happy together . But whatever he was to her , 32 JOHN HALIFAX .
... ; this having been the last request of my mother , rigidly observed by her husband . The more so , people said , as while she lived they had not been quite happy together . But whatever he was to her , 32 JOHN HALIFAX .
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... husband is ill . " I could not help laughing at John's original notions of conjugal duty . " Besides , Mrs. Tod always calls her invalid ' the old gen- tleman ! ' and I don't believe this was an elderly lady . " 66 Nay , old men do ...
... husband is ill . " I could not help laughing at John's original notions of conjugal duty . " Besides , Mrs. Tod always calls her invalid ' the old gen- tleman ! ' and I don't believe this was an elderly lady . " 66 Nay , old men do ...
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... husband . " " My words , or the half sigh that accompanied them - I could not help it seemed to startle John , but he made no remark . Nor did we recur to the subject again that day . Two days after our little company followed the ...
... husband . " " My words , or the half sigh that accompanied them - I could not help it seemed to startle John , but he made no remark . Nor did we recur to the subject again that day . Two days after our little company followed the ...
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... husband . We shall be happy to see you at our house at all times , and under all circumstances . " man . She offered him her hand . John bowed over it in silence . " Well , then , suppose you come this evening ; both of you ? " We ...
... husband . We shall be happy to see you at our house at all times , and under all circumstances . " man . She offered him her hand . John bowed over it in silence . " Well , then , suppose you come this evening ; both of you ? " We ...
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