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... poor good old women , too often with no- where to go ... ' ... 27th June : ' Hamish is not now going to America Comforting , only he poor duck is disappointed ... My book has to be finished by the end of August . After that I shall be ...
... poor good old women , too often with no- where to go ... ' ... 27th June : ' Hamish is not now going to America Comforting , only he poor duck is disappointed ... My book has to be finished by the end of August . After that I shall be ...
Page 80
... Poor poor poor Marie Stuart , I feel for her . . . ' From Glasgow : ' Yes well the Glasgow papers say " this 6. Peter Rodd ( from a painting ) play may 80.
... Poor poor poor Marie Stuart , I feel for her . . . ' From Glasgow : ' Yes well the Glasgow papers say " this 6. Peter Rodd ( from a painting ) play may 80.
Page 148
... Poor Nancy , she's a frog you know ! " If Nancy should ever use a French word in conversation , automatically and expres- sionlessly Debo would say “ Ah oui ! ” or “ Quelle horrible surprise ! ” often both , e.g .: Debo : " Come on ...
... Poor Nancy , she's a frog you know ! " If Nancy should ever use a French word in conversation , automatically and expres- sionlessly Debo would say “ Ah oui ! ” or “ Quelle horrible surprise ! ” often both , e.g .: Debo : " Come on ...
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