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... close . In that case the distance kivered would be , Master Aubrey , precisely in accordance with the propelling force of the spill . ' ' And that's what you call the laws of force ? ' remarked his young master , gently falling back ...
... close . In that case the distance kivered would be , Master Aubrey , precisely in accordance with the propelling force of the spill . ' ' And that's what you call the laws of force ? ' remarked his young master , gently falling back ...
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... close at hand , and these were her heralds . ' I wish she would come , ' repeated he . ' I have no one to meet but Ivy , and she ought not to keep me waiting . ' Raising a straight switch he held in his hand , he struck at the head of ...
... close at hand , and these were her heralds . ' I wish she would come , ' repeated he . ' I have no one to meet but Ivy , and she ought not to keep me waiting . ' Raising a straight switch he held in his hand , he struck at the head of ...
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... close to her side as circumstances would permit , and dropping his voice to a low , earnest tone- all I meant was , ' he repeated , ' that I should like you to be with me whenever I wished , and that nobody should be able to stop your ...
... close to her side as circumstances would permit , and dropping his voice to a low , earnest tone- all I meant was , ' he repeated , ' that I should like you to be with me whenever I wished , and that nobody should be able to stop your ...
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... the toe , ears thrown back , and tail kept close , gave an air of absolute dejection to the old grey mare , and , if latent causes could be traced to perceptible effects , little would be the wonder , perhaps , TOO FAST TO LAST . 27.
... the toe , ears thrown back , and tail kept close , gave an air of absolute dejection to the old grey mare , and , if latent causes could be traced to perceptible effects , little would be the wonder , perhaps , TOO FAST TO LAST . 27.
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John Mills. slightest inclination to try a bout with him at very close quarters . And yet with his little housekeeper he was mild in tone and as gentle as a woman . Ivy never did anything wrong , or what appeared to be so in his eyes ...
John Mills. slightest inclination to try a bout with him at very close quarters . And yet with his little housekeeper he was mild in tone and as gentle as a woman . Ivy never did anything wrong , or what appeared to be so in his eyes ...
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