The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The VirginiansJenson Society printed for members only by the University Press, 1905 |
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... girl whom he had left there , and whom he had promised to marry . What seemed an impru- dent match ( for his wife had nothing but a pale face , that had grown older and paler with long waiting , ) turned out a very lucky one for Newcome ...
... girl whom he had left there , and whom he had promised to marry . What seemed an impru- dent match ( for his wife had nothing but a pale face , that had grown older and paler with long waiting , ) turned out a very lucky one for Newcome ...
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... girl older than himself , or rather , perhaps , that a girl bestows her affections on a little boy , who submits to receive them . One day Sir Brian Newcome announced his intention to go to Newcome that very morning , taking his family ...
... girl older than himself , or rather , perhaps , that a girl bestows her affections on a little boy , who submits to receive them . One day Sir Brian Newcome announced his intention to go to Newcome that very morning , taking his family ...
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... girl , that she overtopped her companions by a head or more , and morally perhaps , also , felt her- self too tall for their society . Fancy myself , " she thought , " dressing a doll like Lily Putland , or wearing a pinafore like Lucy ...
... girl , that she overtopped her companions by a head or more , and morally perhaps , also , felt her- self too tall for their society . Fancy myself , " she thought , " dressing a doll like Lily Putland , or wearing a pinafore like Lucy ...
Contents
VOL I | 1 |
COLONEL NEWCOMES WILD OATS | 18 |
IN WHICH THE AUTHOR AND THE HERO RESUME | 51 |
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