A Grape from a Thorn, Volum 2Smith, Elder, 1881 |
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Pàgina 6
... offered to accompany them . They accepted his offer with effusion . They congratulated themselves that they had announced their intention of not going far from home , since they had now a good cause for presenting themselves to the ...
... offered to accompany them . They accepted his offer with effusion . They congratulated themselves that they had announced their intention of not going far from home , since they had now a good cause for presenting themselves to the ...
Pàgina 32
... offer her except my love ; I there- fore strove to conceal it ; if I did not do so it was no fault of mine , yet I believe she guessed it . We parted at Calcutta ; she and her cousin had a home there which had been offered them by her ...
... offer her except my love ; I there- fore strove to conceal it ; if I did not do so it was no fault of mine , yet I believe she guessed it . We parted at Calcutta ; she and her cousin had a home there which had been offered them by her ...
Pàgina 33
... offered her . She also candidly owned that her home in Calcutta was not a pleasant one , and that she felt no regrets at leaving it . I have got that letter now , dear to me as on the day when it promised me pos- session of my beautiful ...
... offered her . She also candidly owned that her home in Calcutta was not a pleasant one , and that she felt no regrets at leaving it . I have got that letter now , dear to me as on the day when it promised me pos- session of my beautiful ...
Pàgina 58
... offer as I do that of Mrs. Wallace ; my heart is too full to express how much . In her case , I accept it ; in yours , I dare not . If anything should happen to you through - through Davey She has no business to be here , Doctor , as it ...
... offer as I do that of Mrs. Wallace ; my heart is too full to express how much . In her case , I accept it ; in yours , I dare not . If anything should happen to you through - through Davey She has no business to be here , Doctor , as it ...
Pàgina 72
... offered their services to him to help nurse the little fellow . ' ' Deuced kind of them , ' muttered Mr. Percival Lott , twirling his moustaches . ' Let us hope they were not moved to play the part of Good Samaritans by the fact that ...
... offered their services to him to help nurse the little fellow . ' ' Deuced kind of them , ' muttered Mr. Percival Lott , twirling his moustaches . ' Let us hope they were not moved to play the part of Good Samaritans by the fact that ...
Frases i termes més freqüents
Abra afraid Aird Aird's Anastasia answered ANTHONY TROLLOPE Armytage Armytage's Aunt Hester ayah Barton Castle beautiful called certainly child companion Cooper course cried darling daughter Davey's dear Ella dear papa dear young lady Doctor doubt Ella's exclaimed expression eyes face fact father feel Felspar felt fever friends gentle gentleman GEORGE DU MAURIER girl going gracious grave hand heard heart Heyton Highness's hope husband inquired Josceline's kind kiss knew laugh leave little Davey locket looked madam married matter mean mind Miss Burt Miss Jennynge Miss Josceline mother murmured natural never nurse observed offer once Percival Lott perhaps person picture poor present pretty Prior's replied returned seemed smile sorrow speak sure tell tender thank thing thought tion told tone Trant Ultramarine Vernon voice Wallace whispered wife WILKIE COLLINS WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY wish woman words
Passatges populars
Pàgina 91 - Well, I should hope it was because she heard the rumour of your possible departure." " Not she," said Mrs. Jennynge, at which somewhat blunt sally Mr. Josceline smiled as though it had been the subtlest of epigrams. " Mrs. Armytage has found in a book from the circulating library," continued Anastasia, " a passage which has affected her most distressingly." " Dear me ; from one of the poets, no doubt," said Mr. Josceline ; "a delicate nature like hers must be easily unstrung by poetic suggestion."...
Pàgina 104 - And you will keep my little gift too," in Mr. Josceline's ear. " I have given a ring or two away in my time," reflected that gentleman when he found himself in his own apartment, " and in each case with a certain significance attaching to it. But I don't remember any one having given me an ' engaged ring ' before ; and it's not leap year, neither. However, the lady's booked, which is a great relief — my poor dear Ella.