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But the remark was wasted on the Princess, who preferred champagne that had
at least a suggestion of dissolved barley- sugar. "I hope you will come and see
me again," she said in a tone that prevented the hope from becoming too
infectious ...
But the remark was wasted on the Princess, who preferred champagne that had
at least a suggestion of dissolved barley- sugar. "I hope you will come and see
me again," she said in a tone that prevented the hope from becoming too
infectious ...
Page 71
And then he recalled Cunningham's remark, "There is a wild beast in your woods.
" Walking slowly homeward, Van Cheele began to turn over in his mind various
local occurrences which might be traceable to the existence of this astonishing ...
And then he recalled Cunningham's remark, "There is a wild beast in your woods.
" Walking slowly homeward, Van Cheele began to turn over in his mind various
local occurrences which might be traceable to the existence of this astonishing ...
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midst of a string of meaningless platitudes, the Sheep delivered himself of one of
those blundering remarks which travel from one end of a constituency to the other
in half an hour, and are seized on by the other side as being more potent on ...
midst of a string of meaningless platitudes, the Sheep delivered himself of one of
those blundering remarks which travel from one end of a constituency to the other
in half an hour, and are seized on by the other side as being more potent on ...
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