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... years old . Each one was worth , at compound interest , more than double the amount it represented . Say only double . There was a sum of two thousand pounds , at least , waiting for her . She had only to ask it 6 THE SEAMY SIDE .
... years old . Each one was worth , at compound interest , more than double the amount it represented . Say only double . There was a sum of two thousand pounds , at least , waiting for her . She had only to ask it 6 THE SEAMY SIDE .
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... interest , ' said the lady . ' At compound interest . We are ready to buy them of you to prevent a scandal . We cannot allow our late partner and cousin to be accused or suspected of such a crime 24 THE SEAMY SIDE .
... interest , ' said the lady . ' At compound interest . We are ready to buy them of you to prevent a scandal . We cannot allow our late partner and cousin to be accused or suspected of such a crime 24 THE SEAMY SIDE .
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... interest . A dead mother whom she could not remember was like some pale and sorrowful shade of the past , to be contemplated with pity , but yet without suffering ; but a mother's sister — that was tangible ; that was something to bring ...
... interest . A dead mother whom she could not remember was like some pale and sorrowful shade of the past , to be contemplated with pity , but yet without suffering ; but a mother's sister — that was tangible ; that was something to bring ...
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... interest to the very end , but , on the other hand , with an excitement which increased until he had fairly finished the last word . Then he laid the Then he laid the papers down on the bed , and , between his lips , cursed the name and ...
... interest to the very end , but , on the other hand , with an excitement which increased until he had fairly finished the last word . Then he laid the Then he laid the papers down on the bed , and , between his lips , cursed the name and ...
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... interest in keep- ing them secret is not so strong as his own , and whose shame at their discovery would be , perhaps , just nothing at all , a thing not worth considering . Gilbert was a man who knew the world ; that is , he knew about ...
... interest in keep- ing them secret is not so strong as his own , and whose shame at their discovery would be , perhaps , just nothing at all , a thing not worth considering . Gilbert was a man who knew the world ; that is , he knew about ...
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