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Page 157
... Rory's musty old volumes , with the very slightest and stiffest of bows ; and Miss Barabel , it is to be feared , returned the salute with as much hau- teur as if she had been a little duchess . " No , I thank you , Mr. Rory , I can ...
... Rory's musty old volumes , with the very slightest and stiffest of bows ; and Miss Barabel , it is to be feared , returned the salute with as much hau- teur as if she had been a little duchess . " No , I thank you , Mr. Rory , I can ...
Page 541
... Rory , and turned her steps towards the Manse . If any one had influence with Colin it was he . Remembering his attitude on the Land Question , his intense Con- servatism , she feared his not using it , and her heart sank , yet there ...
... Rory , and turned her steps towards the Manse . If any one had influence with Colin it was he . Remembering his attitude on the Land Question , his intense Con- servatism , she feared his not using it , and her heart sank , yet there ...
Page 543
... Rory . Tears and prayers would not have moved the obdurate old man from what he be- lieved to be his duty . After a time she spoke in a tone somewhat con- strained . " We are all very superstitious in Boronach , " she said , with an ...
... Rory . Tears and prayers would not have moved the obdurate old man from what he be- lieved to be his duty . After a time she spoke in a tone somewhat con- strained . " We are all very superstitious in Boronach , " she said , with an ...
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