Baiting the Trap: A Novel, Volume 1Chapman and Hall, 1875 |
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acquaintance afraid amusement answered asked Avebury's baby beauty Belgrave Street Bertha Leigh better Bohemia bright called Captain St child cottage cried Pettita dance daughter dear dreary evidently eyes face father feel Fenton garet girl Gordian knot grave Gries hand happy head heard heart hope impressionable Jacobsen Jenkins Kelly knew Lady Bluntisfield laugh learning LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS little eyes live London looked Lord Avebury Madge Marcia Margaret Margaret St marriage Mimi mind Miss St nature never once Orme papers passed perhaps pleasant poor pretty pretty woman Prince Charming Richard Griesnach scarcely seemed Sir Edward Bazalgette sister smiled society softly sort Squire's stage strong sure talent talk tell thing thought to-night town troubles turned voice walk wish woman women Woodlands words young
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Page 269 - Shine ! shine ! shine ! Pour down your warmth, great sun ! While we bask, we two together. Two together ! Winds blow south, or winds blow north, Day come white, or night come black, Home, or rivers and mountains from home, > Singing all time, minding no time, While we two keep together.
Page 1 - The great city is that which has the greatest man or woman ; If it be a few ragged huts, it is still the greatest city in the whole world.
Page 14 - Some are born great; some achieve greatness; some have greatness thrust upon them.
Page 81 - Still a great number of English novelists, and many of them with no small success, hear the voice yet speaking which said two hundred years ago: Travaillez pour la gloire, et qu'un sordide gain Ne soit jamais 1'objet d'un illustre ecrivain...
Page 125 - I have been at my wits end to know what to do for the best.
Page 171 - TJn pauvre bucheron tout convert de ramee, Sous le faix du fagot, aussi bien que des ana.
Page 11 - I have been thinking about it for a long time, I must do something.
Page 79 - ... a chair, and seated himself at the opposite side of the fire. " Ho, ho, Griesnach ! you look ailing today. Afraid I have come at a bad time, but I want much to have a talk with you.