A tale of two citiesTicknor and Fields, 1866 |
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... answer straight . " " What is the matter ? " asked the passenger , then , with mildly quavering speech . " Who wants me ? Is it Jerry ? " ( " I don't like Jerry's voice , if it is Jerry , " growled the guard to himself . " He's hoarser ...
... answer straight . " " What is the matter ? " asked the passenger , then , with mildly quavering speech . " Who wants me ? Is it Jerry ? " ( " I don't like Jerry's voice , if it is Jerry , " growled the guard to himself . " He's hoarser ...
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... answered curtly , " Sir . " “ There is nothing to apprehend . I belong to Tellson's Bank . You must know Tellson's Bank ... answer , too , " said he , at his hoarsest . " Take that message back , and they will know that I re- ceived this ...
... answered curtly , " Sir . " “ There is nothing to apprehend . I belong to Tellson's Bank . You must know Tellson's Bank ... answer , too , " said he , at his hoarsest . " Take that message back , and they will know that I re- ceived this ...
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... answer was always the same : years . ' " " " Almost eighteen " You had abandoned all hope of being dug out ... answers to this question were various and contradic- Sometimes the broken reply was , " Wait ! It would kill me if I saw her ...
... answer was always the same : years . ' " " " Almost eighteen " You had abandoned all hope of being dug out ... answers to this question were various and contradic- Sometimes the broken reply was , " Wait ! It would kill me if I saw her ...
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... answering to this appeal , she sat so still when he had very gently raised her , and the hands that had not ceased to clasp his wrists were so much more steady than they had been , that she communicated some reassurance to Mr. Jarvis ...
... answering to this appeal , she sat so still when he had very gently raised her , and the hands that had not ceased to clasp his wrists were so much more steady than they had been , that she communicated some reassurance to Mr. Jarvis ...
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... answer , that he could only look on , at a distance , with much feebler sympathy and humility , while the strong woman , having banished the inn servants under the myste- rious penalty of " letting them know " something not men- tioned ...
... answer , that he could only look on , at a distance , with much feebler sympathy and humility , while the strong woman , having banished the inn servants under the myste- rious penalty of " letting them know " something not men- tioned ...
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