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... arms was summoned to the tower of Elvanlee . The object of the gathering was well known ; yet the summons was obeyed with good - will . It was a piteous satire upon the terrible struggle in which the country was involved . At the cross ...
... arms was summoned to the tower of Elvanlee . The object of the gathering was well known ; yet the summons was obeyed with good - will . It was a piteous satire upon the terrible struggle in which the country was involved . At the cross ...
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... arms . " From the lord president , your honor . " There was no sign of gratification on the face of Elvanlee as he received the dispatches ; there was even a degree of coldness which was ap- parent to the courier . Having directed ...
... arms . " From the lord president , your honor . " There was no sign of gratification on the face of Elvanlee as he received the dispatches ; there was even a degree of coldness which was ap- parent to the courier . Having directed ...
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... them . An anxious wife , silent and tearful , spasmod- ically clutched the arm of a stalwart husband , whose eyes were clouded with doubt , belying Fortunately there was one witness of the scene with sufficient 12 FOR THE KING .
... them . An anxious wife , silent and tearful , spasmod- ically clutched the arm of a stalwart husband , whose eyes were clouded with doubt , belying Fortunately there was one witness of the scene with sufficient 12 FOR THE KING .
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... arms and carried him safely back to the door- way . The mother fell on her knees before the lady , and , with bursting heart and tearful eyes , cried , " God be merciful to your ladyship - ye hae saved my bairn . " the re - assuring ...
... arms and carried him safely back to the door- way . The mother fell on her knees before the lady , and , with bursting heart and tearful eyes , cried , " God be merciful to your ladyship - ye hae saved my bairn . " the re - assuring ...
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... them . An anxious wife , silent and tearful , spasmod- ically clutched the arm of a stalwart husband , whose eyes were clouded with doubt , belying the re - assuring smile with which he regarded the 12 FOR THE KING .
... them . An anxious wife , silent and tearful , spasmod- ically clutched the arm of a stalwart husband , whose eyes were clouded with doubt , belying the re - assuring smile with which he regarded the 12 FOR THE KING .
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