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Uncle Geoff had almost reached the bridge when Ruth espied a lady approaching it from the field beyond . Aunt Nicola ! Alive ! Yet Ruth's relief was not delight . Though her heart lifted , it began to thump quite as hollowly as it had ...
Uncle Geoff had almost reached the bridge when Ruth espied a lady approaching it from the field beyond . Aunt Nicola ! Alive ! Yet Ruth's relief was not delight . Though her heart lifted , it began to thump quite as hollowly as it had ...
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“ I don't think so ” Ruth replied , made wary by his satirical tone . It filed words sharp like blades . “ Granny says the robbers know they can't get in now . ” Uncle Geoff finished his meal and pushed back his chair .
“ I don't think so ” Ruth replied , made wary by his satirical tone . It filed words sharp like blades . “ Granny says the robbers know they can't get in now . ” Uncle Geoff finished his meal and pushed back his chair .
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Ruth went downstairs : from the passage she could see through the sitting room to the kitchen , where her aunt and uncle leaned elbows on the table , stirring their tea thoughtfully . She entered softly , and their faces lit when they ...
Ruth went downstairs : from the passage she could see through the sitting room to the kitchen , where her aunt and uncle leaned elbows on the table , stirring their tea thoughtfully . She entered softly , and their faces lit when they ...
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POEMS translated by Graeme Wilson | 28 |
PRISONER by Elizabeth Jennings | 53 |
JOHN MURRAY 50 ALBEMARLE STREET LONDON WIX | 75 |
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| Title | The Cornhill Magazine, Volume 181 |
| Editors | George Smith, William Makepeace Thackeray |
| Publisher | Smith, Elder and Company, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Dec 2007 |
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