Not for Him: the Story of a Forgotten HeroR. Carter & Brothers, 1883 - 224 pages |
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Page 17
... poor compliment , as methinks , to the said Lady Maud ; and had I been she , the maid should have been called aught else it liked my baron , but not that . " Ah , but had I been he , thought Clarice , it should have been just that ...
... poor compliment , as methinks , to the said Lady Maud ; and had I been she , the maid should have been called aught else it liked my baron , but not that . " Ah , but had I been he , thought Clarice , it should have been just that ...
Page 18
... Poor Clarice ! she had not seen much of the world . Her mental picture of the lady whom she was to serve depicted her as sweet and sorrowful , with a low plaintive voice and dark , starry , pathetic eyes , towards whom the only feelings ...
... Poor Clarice ! she had not seen much of the world . Her mental picture of the lady whom she was to serve depicted her as sweet and sorrowful , with a low plaintive voice and dark , starry , pathetic eyes , towards whom the only feelings ...
Page 54
... poor heart . " And the mother sighed , as if she felt the prospective pain of separation , " But there will be dozens of other maidens , ” said Elaine . " There are plenty of girls in the world beside Heliet . ” Clarice was beginning to ...
... poor heart . " And the mother sighed , as if she felt the prospective pain of separation , " But there will be dozens of other maidens , ” said Elaine . " There are plenty of girls in the world beside Heliet . ” Clarice was beginning to ...
Page 65
... tongue . Otherwise she was grave and quiet enough , poor girl ! for she was not naturally talka- tive . She was very sorry to part with Heliet , and she felt , almost without knowing why , some appre- WAITING AND WEARY . 65.
... tongue . Otherwise she was grave and quiet enough , poor girl ! for she was not naturally talka- tive . She was very sorry to part with Heliet , and she felt , almost without knowing why , some appre- WAITING AND WEARY . 65.
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... poor Magot ! " " Will my Lord allow me to alter the figure he has chosen ? " said the Predicant Friar . " Look at your own barge moored down below . If the rope were to break , what would become of the barge ? " " It would drift down ...
... poor Magot ! " " Will my Lord allow me to alter the figure he has chosen ? " said the Predicant Friar . " Look at your own barge moored down below . If the rope were to break , what would become of the barge ? " " It would drift down ...
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