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... father a man , not blameless by any means , but whose faults were institutions with us , parts of himself which it never occurred to us to speculate upon . Our income , I suppose , might be about a hundred pounds a - year- certainly not ...
... father a man , not blameless by any means , but whose faults were institutions with us , parts of himself which it never occurred to us to speculate upon . Our income , I suppose , might be about a hundred pounds a - year- certainly not ...
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... father's arm - chair on one particular Saturday , with a greatly - dimi- nished loaf beside my plate , and my appetite not half exhausted . My mother , opposite me , knitted a stocking - her favourite occupation when light failed for ...
... father's arm - chair on one particular Saturday , with a greatly - dimi- nished loaf beside my plate , and my appetite not half exhausted . My mother , opposite me , knitted a stocking - her favourite occupation when light failed for ...
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... we have aye done it on an income like your father's . And there's Andrew , you see , will be getting a shop of his ain , and turning a prosperous man , before we ken where we are . " " When I'm twenty , " said I , rather 54 AILIEFORD .
... we have aye done it on an income like your father's . And there's Andrew , you see , will be getting a shop of his ain , and turning a prosperous man , before we ken where we are . " " When I'm twenty , " said I , rather 54 AILIEFORD .
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... father's heavy foot did make itself audible crushing upon the fallen leaves , and I hastily abdicated my throne , and took up a humbler seat . My father was very well content with the first stage for Jamie's settlement , and fully con ...
... father's heavy foot did make itself audible crushing upon the fallen leaves , and I hastily abdicated my throne , and took up a humbler seat . My father was very well content with the first stage for Jamie's settlement , and fully con ...
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... Then we set out together to church , my mother proudly taking the arm which I was now tall enough to give , and my father and Jamie walking on before . The morning was frosty and sunny - a hale , clear day 58 AILIEFORD .
... Then we set out together to church , my mother proudly taking the arm which I was now tall enough to give , and my father and Jamie walking on before . The morning was frosty and sunny - a hale , clear day 58 AILIEFORD .
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