Peregrine Pultuney; Or, Life in India, Volume 2J. Mortimer, 1844 |
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... aunt , to say that she was very anxious to see them- hoped that they had brought out all the latest fashions , and lost none of their roses on the voyage -hinted that young ladies were very scarce just then in Calcutta , and what there ...
... aunt , to say that she was very anxious to see them- hoped that they had brought out all the latest fashions , and lost none of their roses on the voyage -hinted that young ladies were very scarce just then in Calcutta , and what there ...
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... aunt at the Presidency , and she's better than nothing . ” " Has she sent you an invite ? " asked Julian . " Of course she has , " returned Peregrine ; " and the best of it is , she has got a daughter . " " Heigh ! " ejaculated Julian ...
... aunt at the Presidency , and she's better than nothing . ” " Has she sent you an invite ? " asked Julian . " Of course she has , " returned Peregrine ; " and the best of it is , she has got a daughter . " " Heigh ! " ejaculated Julian ...
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... aunt , who was afraid about the weather , uncertain about the time , and a thousand other things besides , which prevented her from pro- ceeding to the ghaut , but which , nevertheless , as a matter of course , had no effect upon the ...
... aunt , who was afraid about the weather , uncertain about the time , and a thousand other things besides , which prevented her from pro- ceeding to the ghaut , but which , nevertheless , as a matter of course , had no effect upon the ...
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... aunt , or from some other Calcutta resident , with an invita- tion , requesting the honour of his company for a few months ; but , upon inspecting it , he discovered that it was nothing more than what in England is called a " written ...
... aunt , or from some other Calcutta resident , with an invita- tion , requesting the honour of his company for a few months ; but , upon inspecting it , he discovered that it was nothing more than what in England is called a " written ...
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... aunt of our own , who has no small pretensions to wisdom , if not to absolute philosophy , is so convinced of the fact , that she never loses an opportunity of inculcating the important truth , whether it be à propos to any thing or not ...
... aunt of our own , who has no small pretensions to wisdom , if not to absolute philosophy , is so convinced of the fact , that she never loses an opportunity of inculcating the important truth , whether it be à propos to any thing or not ...
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