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Page 137
... lives the Bishop of Wells . I sat on the grass beside the moat watching his lordship's ducks and swans . They have ... live in ! ' The mutton was tough , ' said a voice . I looked up and saw a man . ' Yes , ' replied a pretty girl ...
... lives the Bishop of Wells . I sat on the grass beside the moat watching his lordship's ducks and swans . They have ... live in ! ' The mutton was tough , ' said a voice . I looked up and saw a man . ' Yes , ' replied a pretty girl ...
Page 147
... live here ? ' I asked a native . ' No , ' he said . ' Does the place take its name from a family that used to live here ? ' I don't know ! ' Did Charles Dickens take the name of Mr. Pickwick from this village or from a man called ...
... live here ? ' I asked a native . ' No , ' he said . ' Does the place take its name from a family that used to live here ? ' I don't know ! ' Did Charles Dickens take the name of Mr. Pickwick from this village or from a man called ...
Page 155
... live nineteen old sailors and twelve sailors ' widows . They live in a gracious old harbour of yellow cottages built round three sides of a paved courtyard . In the centre of the court rises a tall , white mast ; on which the old men ...
... live nineteen old sailors and twelve sailors ' widows . They live in a gracious old harbour of yellow cottages built round three sides of a paved courtyard . In the centre of the court rises a tall , white mast ; on which the old men ...
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