New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register, Volume 163Henry Colburn, 1878 |
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... soon as the wealthy widow should become possessed of the old mansion of the Cheneys , so soon would there be a vast altera- tion in her mode of life , and that where two domestics were kept now , half - a - dozen would not satisfy her ...
... soon as the wealthy widow should become possessed of the old mansion of the Cheneys , so soon would there be a vast altera- tion in her mode of life , and that where two domestics were kept now , half - a - dozen would not satisfy her ...
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... soon have her off . I would bring those with me that would know how to quiet her , if she got into one of her devil's moods . Pr'ythee , what was that ? " he added suddenly , looking startled . " Did you not hear a noise at yon door ...
... soon have her off . I would bring those with me that would know how to quiet her , if she got into one of her devil's moods . Pr'ythee , what was that ? " he added suddenly , looking startled . " Did you not hear a noise at yon door ...
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... soon track her footfalls i ' th ' snaw . " ( 6 Nae , they wad na ' ; the snaw's falling again thick . ” Judith hurried to fetch some of the men from the mill , and the search soon began within and without . In a short time the old ...
... soon track her footfalls i ' th ' snaw . " ( 6 Nae , they wad na ' ; the snaw's falling again thick . ” Judith hurried to fetch some of the men from the mill , and the search soon began within and without . In a short time the old ...
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... soon made the matter clear to him . He told him how the miller had come to him to consult him about his will , and that then , learning from him the state of his property , he had explained to him that the Shap estate , which had ...
... soon made the matter clear to him . He told him how the miller had come to him to consult him about his will , and that then , learning from him the state of his property , he had explained to him that the Shap estate , which had ...
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... soon induce a wild beast to listen to reason as Mrs. Gurnett in one of her angry moods , hesitatingly remarked to her , that if the money was forthcoming they must accept it . " I won't tak ' it ; I tell ye , I won't . I'll hae th ...
... soon induce a wild beast to listen to reason as Mrs. Gurnett in one of her angry moods , hesitatingly remarked to her , that if the money was forthcoming they must accept it . " I won't tak ' it ; I tell ye , I won't . I'll hae th ...
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