John Halifax, GentlemanHarper & Brothers, publishers, Franklin Square., 1859 - 499 pages |
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Page 8
... took little or no notice of us , but kept his eyes fixed on the pavement - for we actually boasted pavement in the High Street of our town of Norton Bury - watching the eddying rain - drops , which , each as it fell , threw up a little ...
... took little or no notice of us , but kept his eyes fixed on the pavement - for we actually boasted pavement in the High Street of our town of Norton Bury - watching the eddying rain - drops , which , each as it fell , threw up a little ...
Page 11
... took our way home , down the High Street , toward the Abbey - church - he guiding my carriage along in silence . I wished he would talk , and let me hear again his pleasant Cornish accent . " How strong you are ! " said I sighing , when ...
... took our way home , down the High Street , toward the Abbey - church - he guiding my carriage along in silence . I wished he would talk , and let me hear again his pleasant Cornish accent . " How strong you are ! " said I sighing , when ...
Page 15
... took ours in the large parlor , where the stiff , high - backed chairs eyed one another in opposite rows across the wide oaken floor , shiny and hard as marble , and slippery as glass . Except the table , the side- board , and the ...
... took ours in the large parlor , where the stiff , high - backed chairs eyed one another in opposite rows across the wide oaken floor , shiny and hard as marble , and slippery as glass . Except the table , the side- board , and the ...
Page 17
... took out of his pocket a little case of leather , with an under one of black silk ; within this , again , was a book . He would not let it go out of his hands , but held it so that I could see the leaves . It was a Greek Testament ...
... took out of his pocket a little case of leather , with an under one of black silk ; within this , again , was a book . He would not let it go out of his hands , but held it so that I could see the leaves . It was a Greek Testament ...
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... a word . I hobbled past him ; he follow- ing through the long passage to the garden door . There I paused - tired out . John Halifax took gentle hold of my shoulder . " I think , if you did not mind , JOHN HALIFAX . 19.
... a word . I hobbled past him ; he follow- ing through the long passage to the garden door . There I paused - tired out . John Halifax took gentle hold of my shoulder . " I think , if you did not mind , JOHN HALIFAX . 19.
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