Peregrine Pultuney: Or, Life in India, Volume 3J. Mortimer, 1844 |
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... pray , captain , what are all these houses made of ? " " Leaves and bamboo , I believe , " said the сар- tain . " Botheration ! " cried Peregrine Pultuney , " to think of my living in a house made of leaves and bamboos - and dying there ...
... pray , captain , what are all these houses made of ? " " Leaves and bamboo , I believe , " said the сар- tain . " Botheration ! " cried Peregrine Pultuney , " to think of my living in a house made of leaves and bamboos - and dying there ...
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... pray - for you just see what I am ? ' " Ah ! true , " retorted the amiable cavalry officer , who had not been a little envious always of Pere- grine's bright complexion and beautiful curly hair- " ah ! true - you do look very ill indeed ...
... pray - for you just see what I am ? ' " Ah ! true , " retorted the amiable cavalry officer , who had not been a little envious always of Pere- grine's bright complexion and beautiful curly hair- " ah ! true - you do look very ill indeed ...
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... pray don't tempt me any more - I have just arrived from Arracan - as you see , more dead than alive , and having come here , thinking to see my uncle and his family , I have been surprised at finding myself in a crowded auction - room ...
... pray don't tempt me any more - I have just arrived from Arracan - as you see , more dead than alive , and having come here , thinking to see my uncle and his family , I have been surprised at finding myself in a crowded auction - room ...
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... pray tell me all about the wedding , now do we shall just have time before dinner comes ; I want to hear how it went off so much . Only think - Lucretia Gowanspec really married after all . I didn't think it - she was such a flirt ...
... pray tell me all about the wedding , now do we shall just have time before dinner comes ; I want to hear how it went off so much . Only think - Lucretia Gowanspec really married after all . I didn't think it - she was such a flirt ...
Page 62
... I did not know all your goings on , Master Peregrine . He , he , he ! I know -that I do - all about it . " " About what , aunt ? I really don't know , " urged Peregrine Pultuney ; " pray tell me what it's 62 PEREGRINE PULTUNEY .
... I did not know all your goings on , Master Peregrine . He , he , he ! I know -that I do - all about it . " " About what , aunt ? I really don't know , " urged Peregrine Pultuney ; " pray tell me what it's 62 PEREGRINE PULTUNEY .
Common terms and phrases
afraid Akyab Arracan asked Peregrine Augusta Sweetenham aunt Barrackpore beautiful betrothed better boat buggy cabin Calcutta Captain Thornhill cheroot Chowringhee course cousin dance dear dearest deck deyvil dinner door Drawlincourt dress Dum-Dum exclaimed Peregrine eyes face fancy ball feelings fellow felt fever Fitz-simon gamboge girl gleton grine hand happy heard heart hero India Julia Poggleton Julian Jenks knew laugh long cornet looked Madras mamma married mind minutes Miss Poggleton Miss Sweeten Miss Sweetenham morning never observed Peregrine once Parkinson Peer Khan Pere Peregrine Pultuney Peregrine thought Peregrine took Peregrine's perhaps poor pray pretty punkah regrine rejoined replied Peregrine returned Peregrine round scarcely Seeva ship sick smile Splashington strange sure syces talk tell Thank thing told took tuney turned U. C. BERKELEY voice walked whilst wish word young gentleman young lady