'made my finger-nails itch to set their mark on his face. I was sent on an errand by Miss Agnes; an...
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The manager understood that the duty which they owed to the community, as honest and law-abiding me...
'you have not given up your pleasant holiday in Italy on my account?' 'I shall go back with you to ...
to sleep in that room to-morrow night?' 'I must sleep in it.' 'Are you not afraid?' 'I am horribl...
"I must positively have command of money. Take your choice, between marrying my Lord's income, in t...
Agnes gladly accepted the suggestion. They directed their steps towards the square of St. Mark, so ...
'The Countess makes the lemonade, and the Courier takes it to his master. 'Returning, on the way to...
'No, my dear, thank you; I feel sleepy enough to follow your example. Good night, Agnes--and pleasa...
but he does dislike taking other people's responsibilities on his own shoulders. 'These conditions...
There it was of a lighter colour; there it showed spots and splashes of the hue of that brown spot ...
called the Room of the Caryatides, from the statues which support the mantel-piece. This work is of...
The scene-painter appeared to be puzzled by the vehement energy of the language addressed to him. '...
'Nothing is easier than to understand her,' he replied contemptuously. 'She knows what has become o...
'I pay liberally--in my own interests.' 'If I write the play, will you read it?' Francis hesitated...
'His will leaves legacies to the surviving old servants of the family. There is a letter from his l...