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... knew he'd do something big , " Mrs. Boggs replied . She was the wife of Boggs , the real estate man . " I knew he would be a great man some day , if he ever got a chance . " § 4 At the close of the jovial Christmas season we find ...
... knew he'd do something big , " Mrs. Boggs replied . She was the wife of Boggs , the real estate man . " I knew he would be a great man some day , if he ever got a chance . " § 4 At the close of the jovial Christmas season we find ...
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... knew hardly any more about life and affairs than he knew at the beginning . His administration ended in disre pute , but he was never quite aware of it , for he thought all the criticisms came from disgruntled people who envied him . He ...
... knew hardly any more about life and affairs than he knew at the beginning . His administration ended in disre pute , but he was never quite aware of it , for he thought all the criticisms came from disgruntled people who envied him . He ...
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... knew anything about the business , although he thought he knew all about it . He was , in fact , nothing more than a slow - witted figurehead . All he knew was that he received about three thou- sand dollars a month as his share of the ...
... knew anything about the business , although he thought he knew all about it . He was , in fact , nothing more than a slow - witted figurehead . All he knew was that he received about three thou- sand dollars a month as his share of the ...
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MEN AND HORSES | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FAntasies | 25 |
THE UNWILLING Soldier | 38 |
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