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... story was mainly directed at me , and was supposed to illustrate my want of intelli- gence ; but there was more good - nature than malice in it , and Aunt Christie evidently felt that now she had the laugh on her side . " And all this ...
... story was mainly directed at me , and was supposed to illustrate my want of intelli- gence ; but there was more good - nature than malice in it , and Aunt Christie evidently felt that now she had the laugh on her side . " And all this ...
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... story , And if you want to come in , come in ! and don't stand blocking out the light . Well , go on , Miss Graham . She was sailing right in the wind's eye , ' didn't you say ? ' when he , most unexpectedly , closed it ; and they ...
... story , And if you want to come in , come in ! and don't stand blocking out the light . Well , go on , Miss Graham . She was sailing right in the wind's eye , ' didn't you say ? ' when he , most unexpectedly , closed it ; and they ...
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... story before . Perhaps their old yacht , knowing she could not possibly hang together another day , saga- ciously ran herself on to a spit of sand of her own accord ; and whether there was a leak so large in her keel , that three ...
... story before . Perhaps their old yacht , knowing she could not possibly hang together another day , saga- ciously ran herself on to a spit of sand of her own accord ; and whether there was a leak so large in her keel , that three ...
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... of hers when she was going to speak : " We cannot possibly stand that story , " Liz went on , " you would make it last half - an - hour . " Tom took out his watch . " How long would it take you to tell it ? " he 106 OFF THE SKELLIGS .
... of hers when she was going to speak : " We cannot possibly stand that story , " Liz went on , " you would make it last half - an - hour . " Tom took out his watch . " How long would it take you to tell it ? " he 106 OFF THE SKELLIGS .
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... stories are very interesting , and some of them a great deal more to your credit than any of your present goings on . " " Now then , " said Tom , with his watch still in his hand- " off ! " " I never promised to tell it at all . " " You ...
... stories are very interesting , and some of them a great deal more to your credit than any of your present goings on . " " Now then , " said Tom , with his watch still in his hand- " off ! " " I never promised to tell it at all . " " You ...
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