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Walter Scott. " I know not , " said Alice , " what you mean by such security - I have nothing to hide . I sought not this interview ; on the contrary , avert- ed it as long as I could - and am now most desi- rous to break it off ...
Walter Scott. " I know not , " said Alice , " what you mean by such security - I have nothing to hide . I sought not this interview ; on the contrary , avert- ed it as long as I could - and am now most desi- rous to break it off ...
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... so likely to add to them ? Besides , I could not tell you , if I would , where he is now to be found . My letters reach him from time to time , by means of my aunt Christian ; but of his address I PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 13.
... so likely to add to them ? Besides , I could not tell you , if I would , where he is now to be found . My letters reach him from time to time , by means of my aunt Christian ; but of his address I PEVERIL OF THE PEAK . 13.
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... means , " answered Julian , looking down ; " I have been known to your daughter for many years ; and what I wished to say , re- spects both her happiness and my own . " VOL . II . B " I must understand you , " said Bridgenorth , PEVERIL ...
... means , " answered Julian , looking down ; " I have been known to your daughter for many years ; and what I wished to say , re- spects both her happiness and my own . " VOL . II . B " I must understand you , " said Bridgenorth , PEVERIL ...
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... means of maintaining the same super- intendance . Young man , they say that such love as you entertain for my daughter teaches much subtlety ; but believe not that it can overreach the affection which a widowed father bears to an only ...
... means of maintaining the same super- intendance . Young man , they say that such love as you entertain for my daughter teaches much subtlety ; but believe not that it can overreach the affection which a widowed father bears to an only ...
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... means of banishing me from my place of residence , where my fathers dwelt , and where my earthly comforts lie interred . But the public cause sets farther strife betwixt your father and me . Who 22 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
... means of banishing me from my place of residence , where my fathers dwelt , and where my earthly comforts lie interred . But the public cause sets farther strife betwixt your father and me . Who 22 PEVERIL OF THE PEAK .
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