A tale of two citiesTicknor and Fields, 1866 |
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Page 11
... seemed to be numerous , for she shied at every shadow on the road . What time , the mail - coach lumbered , joltled , rattled , and bumped upon its tedious way , with its three fellow inscru- tables inside . To whom , likewise , the ...
... seemed to be numerous , for she shied at every shadow on the road . What time , the mail - coach lumbered , joltled , rattled , and bumped upon its tedious way , with its three fellow inscru- tables inside . To whom , likewise , the ...
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... seemed wilfully to mistake the word she had repeated , when he added , in a hurry , " Yes , customers ; in the bank- ing business we usually call our connexion our customers . He was a French gentleman ; a scientific gentleman ; a man ...
... seemed wilfully to mistake the word she had repeated , when he added , in a hurry , " Yes , customers ; in the bank- ing business we usually call our connexion our customers . He was a French gentleman ; a scientific gentleman ; a man ...
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... seemed to look at anything , a large hand heavily ringed , a steady face , strong features , and great composure of manner . There was a character about Madame Defarge , from which one might have predicated that she did not often make ...
... seemed to look at anything , a large hand heavily ringed , a steady face , strong features , and great composure of manner . There was a character about Madame Defarge , from which one might have predicated that she did not often make ...
Page 34
... seemed to escape , and all spoilt and sickly vapours seemed to crawl in . Through the rusted bars , tastes , rather than glimpses , were caught of the jumbled neighbourhood ; and nothing within range , nearer or lower than the summits ...
... seemed to escape , and all spoilt and sickly vapours seemed to crawl in . Through the rusted bars , tastes , rather than glimpses , were caught of the jumbled neighbourhood ; and nothing within range , nearer or lower than the summits ...
Page 38
... seemed transparent . So he sat , with a steadfastly vacant gaze , pausing in his work . He never looked at the figure before him , without first looking down on this side of himself , then on that , as if he had lost the habit of ...
... seemed transparent . So he sat , with a steadfastly vacant gaze , pausing in his work . He never looked at the figure before him , without first looking down on this side of himself , then on that , as if he had lost the habit of ...
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