A Noble Life, Volume 2Hurst and Blackett, 1866 - 184 pages |
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... been able . Helen , who had scarcely penned a dozen letters in her life , wrote to him once only , in reply to one of his : telling him she was doing everything as she thought he would best like , that Captain Bruce 14 A Noble Life .
... been able . Helen , who had scarcely penned a dozen letters in her life , wrote to him once only , in reply to one of his : telling him she was doing everything as she thought he would best like , that Captain Bruce 14 A Noble Life .
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... Captain himself never wrote one single line . At first the Earl was a little surprised this however , it was not his habit at this : easily to take offence at his friends . He was quite without that morbid self - esteem which is always ...
... Captain himself never wrote one single line . At first the Earl was a little surprised this however , it was not his habit at this : easily to take offence at his friends . He was quite without that morbid self - esteem which is always ...
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... Captain Bruce came under the latter category or the former , his conduct was passed over , waiting for future explanation when Lord Cairnforth returned home ; as now , every day , he was wearying to do . " But I will be back again in ...
... Captain Bruce came under the latter category or the former , his conduct was passed over , waiting for future explanation when Lord Cairnforth returned home ; as now , every day , he was wearying to do . " But I will be back again in ...
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... Captain sic place , wi ' her husband , Bruce . " The Earl was sitting in the stern of the ferry - boat , alone ; no one being near him but Sandy , and Malcolm , who had taken taken the second oar . Το old Sandy's communication he ...
... Captain sic place , wi ' her husband , Bruce . " The Earl was sitting in the stern of the ferry - boat , alone ; no one being near him but Sandy , and Malcolm , who had taken taken the second oar . Το old Sandy's communication he ...
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... Captain's Captain's marriage ? Did he no ken ? " " Ne'er a word o't . ' " That was great lack o ' respect on the part o ' Captain Bruce , and he sic a pleasant young man ; and Miss Helen , too . Miss Helen tauld me her ain sel that the ...
... Captain's Captain's marriage ? Did he no ken ? " " Ne'er a word o't . ' " That was great lack o ' respect on the part o ' Captain Bruce , and he sic a pleasant young man ; and Miss Helen , too . Miss Helen tauld me her ain sel that the ...
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ADVENTURES amusing anecdote AUTHOR OF JOHN Baghdad Baillie Cochrane bairn beautiful biography BLACKETT'S NEW WORKS-Continued Campbell Captain Bruce Cardross Castle Ceramic Art chair character charming child clever coloured dear delight Diarbekir Earl of Cairnforth Earl's Edinburgh Edition Edward Irving elegantly bound entertaining eyes face father friends Gumri hand happy heart heir Helen Bruce Helen Cardross honour HURST AND BLACKETT'S Illustrations interesting J. M. W. TURNER JOHN HALIFAX Josiah Wedgwood JULIA KAVANAGH knew letter live Loch looked Lord Cairn Lord Cairnforth Lord EUSTACE CECIL Malcolm Manse MARLBOROUGH STREET marriage married MEMOIRS Menteith MESSRS Meteyard minister minister's Miss Helen Miss Meteyard mother narrative never noble once pleasant Portrait reader seemed sitting smile story strange talk taste tell thence things thought told travels Ussher volumes W. E. GLADSTONE watching wife wish woman young