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... took his wine not plenteously , though he enjoyed it - espe- cially his " blue seal " while it lasted - and sipped his whisky - and - water on occasion with a pleased composure redolent of dis- cursive talk , of which , when he cared to ...
... took his wine not plenteously , though he enjoyed it - espe- cially his " blue seal " while it lasted - and sipped his whisky - and - water on occasion with a pleased composure redolent of dis- cursive talk , of which , when he cared to ...
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... took one , lighted it , and smoked silently . Carring ford smoked , too , and looked into the fire . " You were saying , " he began presently , " that you pick up interesting thought - cur- rents as one might overhear bits of con ...
... took one , lighted it , and smoked silently . Carring ford smoked , too , and looked into the fire . " You were saying , " he began presently , " that you pick up interesting thought - cur- rents as one might overhear bits of con ...
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... took with him three war - horses . Of these his favorite was " Greenway , " a fiery steed of great speed and endurance . In the disastrous battle of July 9 , 1755 , Braddock was mortally wounded , after having five horses killed under ...
... took with him three war - horses . Of these his favorite was " Greenway , " a fiery steed of great speed and endurance . In the disastrous battle of July 9 , 1755 , Braddock was mortally wounded , after having five horses killed under ...
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... took an early occasion to call on my friend Charles Longbow . I had always liked him ever since the day that I fished him , a shivering mite , out of the skating - pond at school . I had been his chum thereafter until the end of my 56 ...
... took an early occasion to call on my friend Charles Longbow . I had always liked him ever since the day that I fished him , a shivering mite , out of the skating - pond at school . I had been his chum thereafter until the end of my 56 ...
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... took a considerable share in her great work . You ought to see Singleton and get him to release you from your contract . " " Perhaps Helen ought to have her own way , " remarked Margaret , wearily . " She always has . " " I'm certainly ...
... took a considerable share in her great work . You ought to see Singleton and get him to release you from your contract . " " Perhaps Helen ought to have her own way , " remarked Margaret , wearily . " She always has . " " I'm certainly ...
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