At the MooringsMacmillan, 1906 - 451 páginas |
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... Luke Brett . He is a good sort of a parson , and does a deal for the place . Not being a married man , his aunt lives with him and keeps his house . ' Sheila felt vaguely surprised and disappointed to hear this . She thought it would ...
... Luke Brett . He is a good sort of a parson , and does a deal for the place . Not being a married man , his aunt lives with him and keeps his house . ' Sheila felt vaguely surprised and disappointed to hear this . She thought it would ...
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... Luke Brett was an intellectual person , but he sank into comparative insignificance beside this brilliant , versatile writer , whose word- pictures and fine descriptions had often thrilled Martha's soul . She almost gasped with ...
... Luke Brett was an intellectual person , but he sank into comparative insignificance beside this brilliant , versatile writer , whose word- pictures and fine descriptions had often thrilled Martha's soul . She almost gasped with ...
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... Brett ; ' the Woodfords and my aunt were constant visitors , and during the last two or three years of her life I ... Luke Brett gathered from a remark which she made casually , that she had actually relatives living . His surprise was ...
... Brett ; ' the Woodfords and my aunt were constant visitors , and during the last two or three years of her life I ... Luke Brett gathered from a remark which she made casually , that she had actually relatives living . His surprise was ...
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... Luke Brett was quite stern with her . You have no right to endow charitable institutions and defraud your own flesh and blood . Do you think your money will carry a blessing with it ? You tell me that your nephew , Julian Lassiter ...
... Luke Brett was quite stern with her . You have no right to endow charitable institutions and defraud your own flesh and blood . Do you think your money will carry a blessing with it ? You tell me that your nephew , Julian Lassiter ...
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... Brett says that we shall soon become acclimatised . ' They talked on happily about their new acquaint- ance until ... Luke's description , -not that he said much . Well , I am Miss Gillian ; that is what folk mostly call me , though my ...
... Brett says that we shall soon become acclimatised . ' They talked on happily about their new acquaint- ance until ... Luke's description , -not that he said much . Well , I am Miss Gillian ; that is what folk mostly call me , though my ...
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afraid asked Aunt Gill better Betty Betty's Brook Street brother Bunnie C. E. Brock child comfort Cottingdean course Cousin Becky dark dear Edward Eppie exclaimed eyes father feel fellow friends girl give glad gloaming hand happy Hawtrey hear heard heart Ilford Road Illustrations Ivor Ivor's Kaiser knew laugh leave live Luke Brett Luke's married Martha Miss Gillian Miss Lassiter Miss Woodford Moorhouse Moorings morning mother Nell Nell's never nice night observed Sheila Old Cottage once pergola perhaps poor Professor Lockhart quiet quietly returned Sheila round SAM BOUGH Sandy Lane seemed Sheila felt Sheila looked silent sister smile spoke strong sure surprised sweet talk tell things thought tired told Tommy tone took trouble Uplands vicar vicarage voice wait walk Waverley Novels week wish woman wonder words young
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