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... sure that the young lady in question fulfilled that requirement in the opinion of the best masters . It was not only an eligible match for Sir Peter Chillingly , - it was a brilliant match . It was also a very unexceptionable match for ...
... sure that the young lady in question fulfilled that requirement in the opinion of the best masters . It was not only an eligible match for Sir Peter Chillingly , - it was a brilliant match . It was also a very unexceptionable match for ...
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... sure you have done nothing unworthy of a gentleman . " I " I don't know that . I fought a boy very little bigger than myself , and I have been licked . I did not give in , though ; but the other boys picked me up , for I could not stand ...
... sure you have done nothing unworthy of a gentleman . " I " I don't know that . I fought a boy very little bigger than myself , and I have been licked . I did not give in , though ; but the other boys picked me up , for I could not stand ...
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... sure to seem falsehood to some other man , this predilec- tion of his was not without its inconven- iences and dangers , as may probably be seen in the following chapter . Meanwhile , rightly to appreciate his con- duct therein , I ...
... sure to seem falsehood to some other man , this predilec- tion of his was not without its inconven- iences and dangers , as may probably be seen in the following chapter . Meanwhile , rightly to appreciate his con- duct therein , I ...
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... sure whether the stranger was too big or not . " It is a wonderful proof of the wisdom of Providence , " said Kenelm , " that whenever any large number of its creatures forms a community or class , a secret element of dis- union enters ...
... sure whether the stranger was too big or not . " It is a wonderful proof of the wisdom of Providence , " said Kenelm , " that whenever any large number of its creatures forms a community or class , a secret element of dis- union enters ...
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... sure that if I get into any trouble requiring a friend , it is to you I shall turn . As yet I have no other friend on earth , and with prudence and good - luck I may escape the infliction of any other friend . - Yours ever KENELM ...
... sure that if I get into any trouble requiring a friend , it is to you I shall turn . As yet I have no other friend on earth , and with prudence and good - luck I may escape the infliction of any other friend . - Yours ever KENELM ...
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