John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, publishers, Franklin Square., 1859 - 499 pages |
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Page 14
... passed . So here thee be - hast thou taken care of my son ? Did he give thee thy groat , my lad ? " We had neither of us once thought of the money . When I acknowledged this , my father laughed , called John an honest lad , and began ...
... passed . So here thee be - hast thou taken care of my son ? Did he give thee thy groat , my lad ? " We had neither of us once thought of the money . When I acknowledged this , my father laughed , called John an honest lad , and began ...
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... passing the farmer's , on the opposite side of the narrow road . At last , it succeeded in getting in advance , to the young woman's evident annoy- ance , until the driver , turning , lifted his hat to her with such a merry , frank ...
... passing the farmer's , on the opposite side of the narrow road . At last , it succeeded in getting in advance , to the young woman's evident annoy- ance , until the driver , turning , lifted his hat to her with such a merry , frank ...
Page 29
... passing by our house - also , how keenly his doing so would pain me - the lad looked up . A beaming smile of surprise and pleasure , a friendly nod , then all at once his manner changed ; he took off his cap , and bowed ceremoniously to ...
... passing by our house - also , how keenly his doing so would pain me - the lad looked up . A beaming smile of surprise and pleasure , a friendly nod , then all at once his manner changed ; he took off his cap , and bowed ceremoniously to ...
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... passed ; almost everybody knew us , but few , even of our own neighbors , saluted us ; we were Nonconformists and Quakers . I had never been in the town since the day I came through it with John Halifax . The season was much later now ...
... passed ; almost everybody knew us , but few , even of our own neighbors , saluted us ; we were Nonconformists and Quakers . I had never been in the town since the day I came through it with John Halifax . The season was much later now ...
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... passed , John did not even see us . I asked my father , in a whisper , how he liked the boy . " What boy ? Eh , him ? -Oh , well enough - there's no harm in him that I know of . Dost thee want him to wheel thee about the yard ? Here , I ...
... passed , John did not even see us . I asked my father , in a whisper , how he liked the boy . " What boy ? Eh , him ? -Oh , well enough - there's no harm in him that I know of . Dost thee want him to wheel thee about the yard ? Here , I ...
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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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