The Proprietor: A NovelEen pachter van een van de Scilly-eilanden maakt een einde aan de toenemende smokkel op zijn eiland. Poëtische landschapsbeschrijving. |
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Page 51
... stood on their porches watching , partly as a token of respectful farewell , for they had nothing against her , and partly too in a last attempt to spy out her secret , if she had one . John Traherne's tin trunk , which proved ...
... stood on their porches watching , partly as a token of respectful farewell , for they had nothing against her , and partly too in a last attempt to spy out her secret , if she had one . John Traherne's tin trunk , which proved ...
Page 72
... stood up , brushing the sand harshly from her skirt . ' Run along then , ' she told Adela . ' You will be late for ... stood in between them , saying , ' No , you are not to take him out there . I will not have it . ' ' Well , Alfred ...
... stood up , brushing the sand harshly from her skirt . ' Run along then , ' she told Adela . ' You will be late for ... stood in between them , saying , ' No , you are not to take him out there . I will not have it . ' ' Well , Alfred ...
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... stood in front of her saying , ' I shall not take your hand . I am too cold . ' Now that he had come into the lamplight , the fine moisture on his travelling cloak shone like a hoar frost . ' Why are you come on foot ? ' said Pontefract ...
... stood in front of her saying , ' I shall not take your hand . I am too cold . ' Now that he had come into the lamplight , the fine moisture on his travelling cloak shone like a hoar frost . ' Why are you come on foot ? ' said Pontefract ...
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