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... figure that I saw somewhere in Ken- sington ; about thirty - six shillings , quite beyond my means . I was very nearly describing the figure , and giving Bertram . the address of the shop . And then it suddenly struck me that thirty ...
... figure that I saw somewhere in Ken- sington ; about thirty - six shillings , quite beyond my means . I was very nearly describing the figure , and giving Bertram . the address of the shop . And then it suddenly struck me that thirty ...
Page 443
... figure of a man in black clothes . " That , " he said , " is a distinguished civilian , John Stuart Mill . He was an authority on political economy . " Why ? " asked Bertie . " " " Well , he wanted to be ; he thought it was a useful ...
... figure of a man in black clothes . " That , " he said , " is a distinguished civilian , John Stuart Mill . He was an authority on political economy . " Why ? " asked Bertie . " " " Well , he wanted to be ; he thought it was a useful ...
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... figure , low down on the cold north side of the build- ing , had neither crown , mitre , nor nimbus , and its face was hard and bitter and downcast ; it must be a demon , declared the fat blue pigeons that roosted and sunned themselves ...
... figure , low down on the cold north side of the build- ing , had neither crown , mitre , nor nimbus , and its face was hard and bitter and downcast ; it must be a demon , declared the fat blue pigeons that roosted and sunned themselves ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
The Saint and the Goblin | 75 |
The Strategist | 88 |
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