The man without a profession1844 |
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... Letters , parcels , stages . £ s . d . 1 10 0 0 14 6 . 0 6 0 · 0 6 6 0 4 0 . 0 5 10 • 0 10 0 0 10 6 £ 4 7 4 Then here is more- Mr. Keate ( that's the head master ) . Mr. Yonge , his private tutor .. Mr. Hexter , the writing master . Mr ...
... Letters , parcels , stages . £ s . d . 1 10 0 0 14 6 . 0 6 0 · 0 6 6 0 4 0 . 0 5 10 • 0 10 0 0 10 6 £ 4 7 4 Then here is more- Mr. Keate ( that's the head master ) . Mr. Yonge , his private tutor .. Mr. Hexter , the writing master . Mr ...
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... letters at first . I can always learn Greek by heart better than Latin . " " Better than English ? " said his father . " English ! Lor ' mamma , we don't want to learn English ; we know it ! Don't we speak English ? What's the use of ...
... letters at first . I can always learn Greek by heart better than Latin . " " Better than English ? " said his father . " English ! Lor ' mamma , we don't want to learn English ; we know it ! Don't we speak English ? What's the use of ...
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... LETTER , sir , come express from the town , " said the servant , handing a square - looking missive to the master of the mansion . It was dropped by the coach , and as it was marked ' important and immediate , ' the landlord of the ...
... LETTER , sir , come express from the town , " said the servant , handing a square - looking missive to the master of the mansion . It was dropped by the coach , and as it was marked ' important and immediate , ' the landlord of the ...
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... letter with a trembling hand . Without opening it , he rose , and crossing the passage , shut himself up in his private study . Mrs. Coverley was nervous - Frank looked inquiringly , and Clara looked anxious . The servant stood at the ...
... letter with a trembling hand . Without opening it , he rose , and crossing the passage , shut himself up in his private study . Mrs. Coverley was nervous - Frank looked inquiringly , and Clara looked anxious . The servant stood at the ...
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... all the way , and I will tell Frank that I'm going . Oh , here he is ! " " Has the man anything to say ? " said his mother . " Nothing , but that he was told to make all the haste he could , and deliver the letter im- 84 THE MAN.
... all the way , and I will tell Frank that I'm going . Oh , here he is ! " " Has the man anything to say ? " said his mother . " Nothing , but that he was told to make all the haste he could , and deliver the letter im- 84 THE MAN.
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acquaintance affairs apothecary arrived asked attention barrister Brazilian girl Brazils clergyman Colonel Yelloley Constanza countenance course Coverley Hall Coverley's daughter dear boy dear Clara door Drudge editor Eton eyes father favour fear feel felt fortune Frank Coverley French language gentleman girl give gout Gray's Inn hand head heart hope Huntham Latin leave letter literary London look Lord Louisa maid matter Matthew Carl means ment mind Miss Carlton Miss Lesley morning mother never newspaper observed occasion once opportunity OTLEY painful paper Parr perhaps person Playfair political poor Portuguese pounds present priest profession replied returned Sambo seemed shew Sir Matthew Carlton Skinnom smile sorrow sort speak stranger Sunderland suppose sure talk tell there's thing thought tion Tom Hodges took Wideacre wife word write young lady
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