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Page 161
... guests which hours of laboured boasting might be powerless to achieve . For this purpose , how- ever , the guests must be chosen as carefully as the wine . " Standing aside from the revellers in the shadow of a massive pillar was an ...
... guests which hours of laboured boasting might be powerless to achieve . For this purpose , how- ever , the guests must be chosen as carefully as the wine . " Standing aside from the revellers in the shadow of a massive pillar was an ...
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... guests almost expected to find a slip of paper concealed in their napkins , bearing the name of the second cousin's selection . They had not long to wait . As the butler went round with the murmured question , " Sherry ? " he added in ...
... guests almost expected to find a slip of paper concealed in their napkins , bearing the name of the second cousin's selection . They had not long to wait . As the butler went round with the murmured question , " Sherry ? " he added in ...
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... guests turning up , " said Annabel . " I was quite prepared for half a dozen bishops , " said Matilda , " but it was rather disconcerting to find out after a little conversation that this particular one was a distant cousin of mine ...
... guests turning up , " said Annabel . " I was quite prepared for half a dozen bishops , " said Matilda , " but it was rather disconcerting to find out after a little conversation that this particular one was a distant cousin of mine ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
The Saint and the Goblin | 75 |
The Strategist | 88 |
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