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" You take hold of an unwieldy knocker, you lift it up cautiously, and open flies the door six inches ; you then push yourself through, and look about with a kind of a suspicious and sheepish look, and you see no one. At length you discover an individual,... "
The American in Paris [by J. Sanderson]. - Page 42
by John Sanderson - 1838 - 642 pages
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The American in Paris, Volume 1

John Sanderson - 1838 - 680 pages
...these hotels at first sight, especially if one comes from the Broad Mountain. You take hold of an un• wieldy knocker, you lift it up cautiously, and open...take the least notice of you till you intrude rather far; — then he will accost you : due demandez-vous, Monsieur ?— I wish to see Mr. Smith ? Monsieur...
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Sketches of Paris: In Familiar Letters to His Friends, Volume 2

John Sanderson - 1838 - 338 pages
...first sight; especially if one «omes from the Broad Mountain. You take hold of an unwieldy knoeker, you lift it up cautiously, and open flies the door...individual, who will not seem to take the least notice of yon, till yon intrude rather far; then he will accost you: Que demandez-vous. Monsieur?—I wish to...
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The American in Paris, Volume 1

John Sanderson - 1847 - 224 pages
...hotels at first sight ; especially if one comes from the Broad Mountain. You take hold of an unwieldy knocker, you lift it up cautiously, and open flies...take the least notice of you, till you intrude rather far ; then he will accost you : Que demandez-vous, Monsieur? — I wish to see Mr. Smith. Monsieur?...
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The Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor: Containing Choice and Characteristic ...

William Evans Burton - 1859 - 690 pages
...hotels, at first sight ; especially if one comes from the Broad Mountair.. You take hold of an unwieldy knocker, you lift it up cautiously, and open flies...take the least notice of you, till you intrude rather far; then he will accost you : Qtu demandet-cous, Monsieur ? — I wish to see Mr. Smith. Monsieur?...
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The Railway Anecdote Book: A Collection of Anecdotes and Incidents of Travel ...

1864 - 258 pages
...You take bold of an unwieldy knoeker, you lift it up eautiously, and open flies the door six inehes; you then push yourself through, and look about with a kind of a suspieious and sheepish lu and you see no one. At length, you diseover an individual, who will not...
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Cyclopædia of Wit and Humor, Volume 1

Wayne E. Burton - 1867 - 674 pages
...hotels, at first sight ; especially if one comes from the Broad Mountain. You take hold of an unwieldy knocker, you lift it up cautiously, and open flies...take the least notice of you, till you intrude rather far ; then he will accost you : Que demandez-vous, Monsieur ? — I wish to see Mr. Smith. Monsieur?...
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