The valley of the Maude; or, 'On dits' [sic].1862 |
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... Eugene ! Eugene ! lazy fellow ! look ! look ! my boat has gone safely over the lower fall , and she's got good way on her ! She'll get safe to sea this time ; look at her tacking , you might fancy , round that cape ! ' The boy thus ...
... Eugene ! Eugene ! lazy fellow ! look ! look ! my boat has gone safely over the lower fall , and she's got good way on her ! She'll get safe to sea this time ; look at her tacking , you might fancy , round that cape ! ' The boy thus ...
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... Eugene . ' Thank Heaven , I have an imagination , ' said Frank . Now I can follow that boat through all the wild scenery of our own valley ; through the rich woodland slopes about Mayland ; past the grey towers of Mayland cathedral ...
... Eugene . ' Thank Heaven , I have an imagination , ' said Frank . Now I can follow that boat through all the wild scenery of our own valley ; through the rich woodland slopes about Mayland ; past the grey towers of Mayland cathedral ...
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... Eugene , ' said a voice from the opposite bank of the river , scarcely audible , but speaking at its highest pitch . 6 Hillo ! ' cried Eugene again , jumping out of the way of a still larger pebble than those which had startled him ...
... Eugene , ' said a voice from the opposite bank of the river , scarcely audible , but speaking at its highest pitch . 6 Hillo ! ' cried Eugene again , jumping out of the way of a still larger pebble than those which had startled him ...
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... Eugene , rubbing his leg with every demonstration of solici- tude . ' You forget that I am a man and a brother . ' ' Ha , ha , ha ! ' laughed a voice , silvery , gentle , and sweet as the tones of the river , or of the light breeze that ...
... Eugene , rubbing his leg with every demonstration of solici- tude . ' You forget that I am a man and a brother . ' ' Ha , ha , ha ! ' laughed a voice , silvery , gentle , and sweet as the tones of the river , or of the light breeze that ...
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... Eugene . And now , ture stood since we have had an oracle of the rock through the agency of such a being , I think the mystery of the talking oak may be solved in the same way . ' ' It must have been a very wise Pixy who talked so much ...
... Eugene . And now , ture stood since we have had an oracle of the rock through the agency of such a being , I think the mystery of the talking oak may be solved in the same way . ' ' It must have been a very wise Pixy who talked so much ...
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