A Grape from a Thorn, Volum 2Smith, Elder, 1881 |
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Pàgina 3
... wish his daughter's mental gifts to escape recognition ; but Mr. Josceline's case was not an unparal- leled one . Poverty , like a distorting mirror , often makes what is fair seem foul to us . How often , for example , has a poor man ...
... wish his daughter's mental gifts to escape recognition ; but Mr. Josceline's case was not an unparal- leled one . Poverty , like a distorting mirror , often makes what is fair seem foul to us . How often , for example , has a poor man ...
Pàgina 12
... wish I were a younger man , ' he added , regretfully . ' A man , I have read , is as old as he feels , ' returned the young lady , much mollified ; ' a woman as old as she looks . Now my mother looks sixty if she looks a day- But ...
... wish I were a younger man , ' he added , regretfully . ' A man , I have read , is as old as he feels , ' returned the young lady , much mollified ; ' a woman as old as she looks . Now my mother looks sixty if she looks a day- But ...
Pàgina 29
... wish I had , Mr. Aird , ' she answered , smiling ; but the fact is the locket was not in your room , and , as Davey seemed so distressed at the loss of it , I came back with him to look for it . I wish I could have spared him the ...
... wish I had , Mr. Aird , ' she answered , smiling ; but the fact is the locket was not in your room , and , as Davey seemed so distressed at the loss of it , I came back with him to look for it . I wish I could have spared him the ...
Pàgina 33
... wishes in return for the happiness my letter had given her , she acceded to my proposal of coming up the country and taking advantage of the hospi- tality that had been offered her . She also candidly owned that her home in Calcutta was ...
... wishes in return for the happiness my letter had given her , she acceded to my proposal of coming up the country and taking advantage of the hospi- tality that had been offered her . She also candidly owned that her home in Calcutta was ...
Pàgina 76
... wish to go , yourself , I'm sure — or , at least , I hope . ' And Mr. Josceline looked down and sighed , as if had been five - and- twenty , and had said too much . ' Well , of course I don't ; but in matters of this kind I have no ...
... wish to go , yourself , I'm sure — or , at least , I hope . ' And Mr. Josceline looked down and sighed , as if had been five - and- twenty , and had said too much . ' Well , of course I don't ; but in matters of this kind I have no ...
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.