in resistance of the invitation, ultimately crossed the road and was brought into the shop.
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March 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
in resistance of the invitation, ultimately crossed the road and was brought into the shop.
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or the knowing nothing of childhood but its weakness and its easily wounded spirit, that had wrung such tears from Nell.
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April 2, 2024 at 1:06 PM
or the knowing nothing of childhood but its weakness and its easily wounded spirit, that had wrung such tears from Nell.
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As he grew weaker and more feeble, what would become of this lonely little creature; poor protector as he was, say that he died—what would be her fate, then?
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October 4, 2023 at 12:16 PM
As he grew weaker and more feeble, what would become of this lonely little creature; poor protector as he was, say that he died—what would be her fate, then?
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‘We may make some others—not better in themselves, but with better means perhaps,’ said the bachelor. ‘Let us see now, let us see.’
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July 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
‘We may make some others—not better in themselves, but with better means perhaps,’ said the bachelor. ‘Let us see now, let us see.’
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he’s always falling asleep in sermon-time—and to tell you the truth, Mr Marton, I always did the same at his age, and feel quite certain that it was natural to my constitution and I couldn’t help it.’
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July 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
he’s always falling asleep in sermon-time—and to tell you the truth, Mr Marton, I always did the same at his age, and feel quite certain that it was natural to my constitution and I couldn’t help it.’
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pretending to examine some curious miniatures and a few old medals which he placed before me. It needed no great pressing to induce me to stay, for if my curiosity has been excited on the occasion of my first visit, it certainly was not diminished now.
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October 4, 2023 at 12:14 PM
pretending to examine some curious miniatures and a few old medals which he placed before me. It needed no great pressing to induce me to stay, for if my curiosity has been excited on the occasion of my first visit, it certainly was not diminished now.
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that it is too late to retract, if I could (though I cannot)—and that I hope to triumph yet. All is for her sake.
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October 5, 2023 at 1:11 PM
that it is too late to retract, if I could (though I cannot)—and that I hope to triumph yet. All is for her sake.
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and you must either defer to those young ladies or leave the establishment, Miss Edwards.’
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June 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM
and you must either defer to those young ladies or leave the establishment, Miss Edwards.’
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You or any other man with eyes in his head may see that, if he chooses.’
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March 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
You or any other man with eyes in his head may see that, if he chooses.’
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but with what would place her beyond the reach of want for ever. You mark me sir? She shall have no pittance, but a fortune—Hush! I can say no more than that, now or at any other time, and she is here again!’
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October 5, 2023 at 1:12 PM
but with what would place her beyond the reach of want for ever. You mark me sir? She shall have no pittance, but a fortune—Hush! I can say no more than that, now or at any other time, and she is here again!’
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is it not a most extraordinary thing that all I say and do will not wean you from propensities which your original station in life have unhappily rendered habitual to you, you extremely vulgar-minded girl?’
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June 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM
is it not a most extraordinary thing that all I say and do will not wean you from propensities which your original station in life have unhappily rendered habitual to you, you extremely vulgar-minded girl?’
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Mrs Wackles was an excellent but rather venomous old lady of three-score.
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April 1, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Mrs Wackles was an excellent but rather venomous old lady of three-score.
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which was replenished as occasion required from a bottle and jug upon the table, and was passed from one to another, in a scarcity of tumblers which, as Mr Swiveller’s was a bachelor’s establishment, may be acknowledged without a blush.
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March 6, 2025 at 8:46 PM
which was replenished as occasion required from a bottle and jug upon the table, and was passed from one to another, in a scarcity of tumblers which, as Mr Swiveller’s was a bachelor’s establishment, may be acknowledged without a blush.
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and the work means painting on velvet, fancy needle-work, or embroidery. In such cases as these,’ pointing to Nell, with her parasol, ‘and in the case of all poor people’s children, we should read it thus:
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June 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
and the work means painting on velvet, fancy needle-work, or embroidery. In such cases as these,’ pointing to Nell, with her parasol, ‘and in the case of all poor people’s children, we should read it thus:
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the same cutting emphasis on such of their propensities as were dearest to his heart and were unquestionably referrable to his own precept and example.
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July 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
the same cutting emphasis on such of their propensities as were dearest to his heart and were unquestionably referrable to his own precept and example.
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Many things he had said which I had been at a loss to understand, were quite reconcilable with the idea thus presented to me, and at length I concluded that beyond all doubt he was one of this unhappy race.
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October 5, 2023 at 10:33 PM
Many things he had said which I had been at a loss to understand, were quite reconcilable with the idea thus presented to me, and at length I concluded that beyond all doubt he was one of this unhappy race.
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‘Dick!’ said the other, returning to his seat after having paced the room twice or thrice, ‘will you talk seriously for two minutes, if I show you a way to make your fortune with very little trouble?’
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March 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
‘Dick!’ said the other, returning to his seat after having paced the room twice or thrice, ‘will you talk seriously for two minutes, if I show you a way to make your fortune with very little trouble?’
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She lay in the state between sleeping and waking, looking so long at his motionless figure that at length she almost feared he had died as he sat there; and softly rising and drawing close to him, ventured to whisper in his ear.
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May 9, 2025 at 10:33 PM
She lay in the state between sleeping and waking, looking so long at his motionless figure that at length she almost feared he had died as he sat there; and softly rising and drawing close to him, ventured to whisper in his ear.
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with expansive powers to be roused from their dormant state through the medium of cultivation?’
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June 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
with expansive powers to be roused from their dormant state through the medium of cultivation?’
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and the bachelor and his friend, pausing to look upon them as they returned from their evening walk, spoke softly together of the beautiful child, and looked round upon the churchyard with a sigh.
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July 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM
and the bachelor and his friend, pausing to look upon them as they returned from their evening walk, spoke softly together of the beautiful child, and looked round upon the churchyard with a sigh.
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‘If I am to go on, be quiet for one minute,’ returned Trent, fretting at the slight interest the other appeared to take in the conversation. ‘Now I’m coming to the point.’
‘That’s right,’ said Dick.
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‘That’s right,’ said Dick.
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March 7, 2025 at 5:19 PM
‘If I am to go on, be quiet for one minute,’ returned Trent, fretting at the slight interest the other appeared to take in the conversation. ‘Now I’m coming to the point.’
‘That’s right,’ said Dick.
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‘That’s right,’ said Dick.
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‘I know little of the country,’ he said, shaking his head, ‘for such as I, pass all our lives before our furnace doors, and seldom go forth to breathe. But there are such places yonder.’
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May 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
‘I know little of the country,’ he said, shaking his head, ‘for such as I, pass all our lives before our furnace doors, and seldom go forth to breathe. But there are such places yonder.’
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and making all manner of bows and scrapes, which the little old gentleman contemplated with excessive satisfaction, and expressed his approval of by a great many nods and smiles.
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July 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
and making all manner of bows and scrapes, which the little old gentleman contemplated with excessive satisfaction, and expressed his approval of by a great many nods and smiles.
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‘I remember,’ said his companion carelessly. ‘What of her?’
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March 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
‘I remember,’ said his companion carelessly. ‘What of her?’
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To be the friend of Swiveller you must reject all circumstantial evidence, all reason, observation, and experience, and repose a blind belief in the bookcase. It was his pet weakness, and he cherished it.
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March 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
To be the friend of Swiveller you must reject all circumstantial evidence, all reason, observation, and experience, and repose a blind belief in the bookcase. It was his pet weakness, and he cherished it.
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