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... Lady Emily Lee , a sister of the Earl of Southmolton , and by taking the hounds nearly at the same time . And lastly ... old gentleman , had been the last master of the hounds , and had handsomely finished his ruin by taking them . He was a ...
... Lady Emily Lee , a sister of the Earl of Southmolton , and by taking the hounds nearly at the same time . And lastly ... old gentleman , had been the last master of the hounds , and had handsomely finished his ruin by taking them . He was a ...
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... old ladies thus trained , and to re- flect , one hopes , on the very great deal we owe to them and to their influence . None of us , however , have probably had the luck to see a more perfect specimen of this type of lady than was the old ...
... old ladies thus trained , and to re- flect , one hopes , on the very great deal we owe to them and to their influence . None of us , however , have probably had the luck to see a more perfect specimen of this type of lady than was the old ...
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... Lady Emily , sweeping in full dressed into Sir Charles's dressing - room , just as he was tying his cravat for ... old man , that if what Sir George Herage says about him is in any way true , he would sooner have 16 LEIGHTON COURT .
... Lady Emily , sweeping in full dressed into Sir Charles's dressing - room , just as he was tying his cravat for ... old man , that if what Sir George Herage says about him is in any way true , he would sooner have 16 LEIGHTON COURT .
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... Lady Emily . " Then why do you go on comparing an innocent young man to Judas Iscariot ? " “ I did not compare him ... old man ; he takes orders from his subordinate which he could never take from me . ” " Now , " said Lady Emily ...
... Lady Emily . " Then why do you go on comparing an innocent young man to Judas Iscariot ? " “ I did not compare him ... old man ; he takes orders from his subordinate which he could never take from me . ” " Now , " said Lady Emily ...
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... Lady Emily . " I never knew Harry Poyntz tell the truth yet ; did you ? ” " Not I. But Poyntz is coming here soon ... old lady with a white lace cap on her head , and a white lace shawl over her shoulders . She wore her own gray hair ...
... Lady Emily . " I never knew Harry Poyntz tell the truth yet ; did you ? ” " Not I. But Poyntz is coming here soon ... old lady with a white lace cap on her head , and a white lace shawl over her shoulders . She wore her own gray hair ...
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