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... short of it is , my dear , your beautiful boy must go to school , and the sooner the better . He shall go at once to a preparatory school for a few years I have heard of Langley Broome as a good one - and then to Eton , when he has been ...
... short of it is , my dear , your beautiful boy must go to school , and the sooner the better . He shall go at once to a preparatory school for a few years I have heard of Langley Broome as a good one - and then to Eton , when he has been ...
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Charles Rowcroft. which he had amused himself with blowing up during his short journey from the neighbouring town , and with which he had solaced his soli- tude by kicking about , so far as the dimensions of the chaise would allow , only ...
Charles Rowcroft. which he had amused himself with blowing up during his short journey from the neighbouring town , and with which he had solaced his soli- tude by kicking about , so far as the dimensions of the chaise would allow , only ...
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... short time . sufficiently recovered from his fit to sit up and look about him . " Where is the letter ? " were the first words he uttered . It was placed in his hands ; he clenched it . " Leave me alone ! " " Not quite alone , my dear ...
... short time . sufficiently recovered from his fit to sit up and look about him . " Where is the letter ? " were the first words he uttered . It was placed in his hands ; he clenched it . " Leave me alone ! " " Not quite alone , my dear ...
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... short pause , sufficient to allow the fear of their victim to become almost unbearable- " it's a desperate case ; but , my dear sir , could not the money be raised by any means , to re- lieve this unfortunate gentleman from his ...
... short pause , sufficient to allow the fear of their victim to become almost unbearable- " it's a desperate case ; but , my dear sir , could not the money be raised by any means , to re- lieve this unfortunate gentleman from his ...
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... short coughs he re- covered himself . " This must be looked to at once , " he said , going to the little hall , and taking his hat and stick . " Where are you going ? " " To your father , young man . " " Then I will go with you . I will ...
... short coughs he re- covered himself . " This must be looked to at once , " he said , going to the little hall , and taking his hat and stick . " Where are you going ? " " To your father , young man . " " Then I will go with you . I will ...
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Страница 165 - ... 1844 novel The Man Without a Profession, an experienced London journalist, Mr. Seedy, gives a young novelist advice about the publishing industry: the sale of a work depends not on the merits of the book, but on the personal reputation of the author ... so that an author must write several works . . . before his name becomes popular. Then, when his name is up, he may for some time sell anything that is not positively and glaringly bad . . . When the name of an author is well up, he can obtain...