The Merchant's Clerk: And Other TalesHarper & Brothers, 1836 - 366 páginas |
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... sit closer to the fire , if you please , and tell you in a few words my errand . I shall not detain you long , sir , " she continued , in a tone considerably more assured . " The fact is , I have received a letter this morning from a ...
... sit closer to the fire , if you please , and tell you in a few words my errand . I shall not detain you long , sir , " she continued , in a tone considerably more assured . " The fact is , I have received a letter this morning from a ...
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... sit down on the bench near the win- dow . A couple of candles shed their dull light over the miscellaneous articles of merchandise with which the shop was stuffed . He looked like an old rat in his hoard ! He was civil and communicative ...
... sit down on the bench near the win- dow . A couple of candles shed their dull light over the miscellaneous articles of merchandise with which the shop was stuffed . He looked like an old rat in his hoard ! He was civil and communicative ...
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... sitting room - " there's nothing partic'lar in that , after all . My mistress and I , even , have done such things before now , at a push , when we've been hard driven ! You know , sir , poverty's no sin - is it ? " " God forbid ...
... sitting room - " there's nothing partic'lar in that , after all . My mistress and I , even , have done such things before now , at a push , when we've been hard driven ! You know , sir , poverty's no sin - is it ? " " God forbid ...
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... sitting at work behind the counter referred me , on inquiring for Mr. Elliott , to the private door , which she said I could easily push open ; that the Elliott's lived on the second floor , but she thought that Mrs. Elliott had just ...
... sitting at work behind the counter referred me , on inquiring for Mr. Elliott , to the private door , which she said I could easily push open ; that the Elliott's lived on the second floor , but she thought that Mrs. Elliott had just ...
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... sitting room " there's nothing partic'lar in that , after all . My mistress and I , even , have done such things before now , at a push , when we've been hard driven ! You know , sir , poverty's no sin - is it ? " - " God forbid ...
... sitting room " there's nothing partic'lar in that , after all . My mistress and I , even , have done such things before now , at a push , when we've been hard driven ! You know , sir , poverty's no sin - is it ? " - " God forbid ...
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agitation arms baronet Bill Fowler black puddings Bloomsbury Square bracelet Bullion House Carl Carl's carriage chair coach companion continued counting house daughter dear Dick door dreadful Drysalt Ebury exclaimed eyes father fearful feelings fell fellow felt Forster gasped guineas hand head hear heard heart highwaymen Hillary's honour horse hour hurried husband inquired instantly lady length letter lips looked Lord Scamp Lord Squander lordship ma'am magistrate matter mind Miss Hillary monk morning never Newfoundland dog night o'clock Old Bailey once Oxleigh paused pistol poor Elliott present prisoner pugilism replied scarce scene seat seemed servant silence Sir Diggory Sir William Gwynne sitting soon stairs stood stranger suddenly sure tell thee thing thought tion tone Topknot trembling turned uttered voice wagoner walked whispered wife William Fowler words worship wretched
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