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... hand to the adjustment of a most fashionable and becoming morning costume , the footman tapped at the door , and delivered a let- ter to the abigail , for his lady . 66 " Harrison , " exclaimed her ladyship , as I live , here is a ...
... hand to the adjustment of a most fashionable and becoming morning costume , the footman tapped at the door , and delivered a let- ter to the abigail , for his lady . 66 " Harrison , " exclaimed her ladyship , as I live , here is a ...
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... saved , during the thirteen years she had lived with lady Emily , upwards of a thousand pounds , with which she had it in con- B 3 templation templation to purchase the hand of the butler in honourable PARENTS AND WIVES . 3.
... saved , during the thirteen years she had lived with lady Emily , upwards of a thousand pounds , with which she had it in con- B 3 templation templation to purchase the hand of the butler in honourable PARENTS AND WIVES . 3.
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Sarah Green. templation to purchase the hand of the butler in honourable marriage , ' though he was eight years her junior ; she knew he was somewhat needy , for his master , colonel Ardenbrooke , did not give much away , and for a very ...
Sarah Green. templation to purchase the hand of the butler in honourable marriage , ' though he was eight years her junior ; she knew he was somewhat needy , for his master , colonel Ardenbrooke , did not give much away , and for a very ...
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... hand- some prize to him , but render her rich also in her own exclusive right . "撂 The chaplain was comforted by the earl's sound reasoning ; and in a short time the quartetto , who were made as fast as the church could make them ...
... hand- some prize to him , but render her rich also in her own exclusive right . "撂 The chaplain was comforted by the earl's sound reasoning ; and in a short time the quartetto , who were made as fast as the church could make them ...
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... hoped her affection to the man of her choice would always prompt her to be generous to him out of her large allow- ance , whenever she found occasion . Alas ! poor hand- poor Emily had nothing to spare , some as 28 PARENTS AND WIVES .
... hoped her affection to the man of her choice would always prompt her to be generous to him out of her large allow- ance , whenever she found occasion . Alas ! poor hand- poor Emily had nothing to spare , some as 28 PARENTS AND WIVES .
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Parents and Wives: Or, Inconsistency and Mistakes: a Novel;, Volume 1 Green No preview available - 2017 |
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