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nearly pure Indian inhabitants. They were much surprised
ThereisathreatofaParthianwar.Cassius'sdespatchwasemptybrag:thatofBibulushadnotarrived:whenthatisread ...
I remember, as one does remember trifles, that we drove
"No!pleaseyourladyship,Iaskedhimifhehadanymessage,andhesaidno,hehadnone;buthemustseeyourladyshipfora ...
furniture of our hired abode. It stood in the dining-room,
"Butyoumustnotreadlettersthatarenotintendedforyou.Youmustnevertrytoreadanylettersthatarenotdirectedt ...
by Mrs. Lynn Linton’s rather sharp saying — to myself
"'Go,go!'shesaidtohim,almostpushinghimawayasheknelttokissherhand.'Virginieisbeckoningtoyou,butyoudon ...
The people here live chiefly on shell-fish and potatoes.
M.PORCIUSCATOTOCICERO(INCILICIA)IGLADLYobeythecallofthestateandofourfriendship,inrejoicingthatyourvi ...
opinion carried no conviction to my mind, for I did not
"'MyAuntBabetteisoutofcoffee.'"'IamsureIdonotknow,'saidPierre."'Yes,sheis.Iheardhersayso.Tellherthat ...
like Scott at Flodden, ‘never stoops his wing’”;
"'Willyounottryhim,mycherishedone?'hesaid.'Towardsyouhemaymeanwell'(whichmakesmethinkthatVirginiehad ...
much to be proud of, he once described himself to me as
"However,mylordshookoffallfanciesthattoldagainstthefulfilmentofClement'swishes.Allthatafternoonwethr ...
and he pulled up short, for, instinctively, he knew that
"Areyouagoodwalker,Ruth?Doyouthinkyoucanmanagesixmiles?Ifwesetoffattwoo'clock,weshallbetherebyfour,w ...
instrument? I know not if it matters; but if there were
"Well!Igotpaperandhalf-a-hundredgoodpens,abottleofink,allready--""O,itendedinmyhavingnothingtosay,wh ...
Dear Rider Haggard, — I send you herewith a couple of
"Butwhyshouldyousitup,MissGalindo?Itwilltireyousadly.""Notit.Yousee,thereisGregson'smothertokeepquie ...
from my heart I wish you every success. You ought to try
IcamebydegreestobealldaylonginthisroomwhichIhavebeendescribing;sometimessittingintheeasy-chair,doing ...
away from our tents the large circle of lookers on. An
HavingenteredmyprovinceonthelastdayofJuly,andseeingthatthetimeofyearmadeitnecessaryformetomakeallhas ...
On another occasion I was travelling with them from St.
"Itmusthaverequiredsomepatienceandmuchdiplomacy,beforeClementdeCrequyfoundouttheexactplacewherehisco ...
writes more easily than he talks, at any rate to most people.
"IwasverythankfulwhenMedlicottcameinwithMadame'sbreakfast,andgavemeanexcuseforleaving."ButIthinkthat ...