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... mind for all that length of time . " There was a terrible stir in the house that night , " she began . " The nurse , wha is yet living in Loch- end Close , and Mrs. Kemp the howdie , wha is dead , were wi ' my lady ; and John Cowie ...
... mind for all that length of time . " There was a terrible stir in the house that night , " she began . " The nurse , wha is yet living in Loch- end Close , and Mrs. Kemp the howdie , wha is dead , were wi ' my lady ; and John Cowie ...
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... mind of the husband included his manner of viewing those peculiarities in the mental constitution of Janet to which we have alluded . Her desire to rule him was now rebellion ; her devotion to " hussyskep " was nothing better than ...
... mind of the husband included his manner of viewing those peculiarities in the mental constitution of Janet to which we have alluded . Her desire to rule him was now rebellion ; her devotion to " hussyskep " was nothing better than ...
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... mind what a fine story ye made in this very market - place the ither week , about getting ower the bed - and your wife's bosom being torn bare - and the blood gushing to your feet , and a ' the rest o't ? Do ye mind o ' that , sir ? Do ye ...
... mind what a fine story ye made in this very market - place the ither week , about getting ower the bed - and your wife's bosom being torn bare - and the blood gushing to your feet , and a ' the rest o't ? Do ye mind o ' that , sir ? Do ye ...
Contents
THE LAWYERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 5 |
THE ORPHAN John Mackay Wilson | 36 |
THE BURGHERS TALES Alexander Leighton | 44 |
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