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... became engaged , with the wedding indefinitely deferred . When Jesse Grant learned that his son was engaged to marry the daughter of a Southern slave - owner he was inspired by the information to make acidulous comments . This seems ...
... became engaged , with the wedding indefinitely deferred . When Jesse Grant learned that his son was engaged to marry the daughter of a Southern slave - owner he was inspired by the information to make acidulous comments . This seems ...
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... became a gray emptiness , like a rugged landscape covered with fog . Glibness of speech , combined with a sharp introspective egotism , might have saved him , for men who can talk for hours on end about themselves are able to endure any ...
... became a gray emptiness , like a rugged landscape covered with fog . Glibness of speech , combined with a sharp introspective egotism , might have saved him , for men who can talk for hours on end about themselves are able to endure any ...
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... became a familiar sight on the streets of Wash- ington usually sitting in a light buggy , a cigar between his teeth , the reins wrapped tightly around his hands , and a swiftly runnning horse before him . · In July , 1866 , Congress ...
... became a familiar sight on the streets of Wash- ington usually sitting in a light buggy , a cigar between his teeth , the reins wrapped tightly around his hands , and a swiftly runnning horse before him . · In July , 1866 , Congress ...
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CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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