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Pagina 9
... London . Mrs. Flanagan , Mr. Pendennis's laundress , was ac- quainted with Mrs. Rouncy who did for Mr. Sib- wright , and that gentleman's bedroom was got ready for Miss Bell , or Mrs. Pendennis , when the latter should be inclined to ...
... London . Mrs. Flanagan , Mr. Pendennis's laundress , was ac- quainted with Mrs. Rouncy who did for Mr. Sib- wright , and that gentleman's bedroom was got ready for Miss Bell , or Mrs. Pendennis , when the latter should be inclined to ...
Pagina 20
... London , and a friend of the Prince of Wales . This gentleman is a man of the greatest talents , the very highest accom- plishments , sure to get on , if he had a motive to - put his energies to work . " - Laura blushed for herself ...
... London , and a friend of the Prince of Wales . This gentleman is a man of the greatest talents , the very highest accom- plishments , sure to get on , if he had a motive to - put his energies to work . " - Laura blushed for herself ...
Pagina 21
... London , would not hear of the refusal which the still angry Helen gave her , and , when refused a second time yet more sternly , and when it seemed that the poor lost lad's life was despaired of , and when it was known that his conduct ...
... London , would not hear of the refusal which the still angry Helen gave her , and , when refused a second time yet more sternly , and when it seemed that the poor lost lad's life was despaired of , and when it was known that his conduct ...
Pagina 24
... London , as she and Helen travelled in the post - chaise ? As soon as Helen had finished one story about the dear fellow , and narrated , with a hundred sobs and ejaculations , and looks up to heaven , some thrilling incidents which ...
... London , as she and Helen travelled in the post - chaise ? As soon as Helen had finished one story about the dear fellow , and narrated , with a hundred sobs and ejaculations , and looks up to heaven , some thrilling incidents which ...
Pagina 25
... London , and had an opportunity of becoming rather intimate with Mr. George Warring- ton , what on earth was to prevent her from thinking him a most odd , original , agreeable , and pleasing person ? A long time afterwards , when these ...
... London , and had an opportunity of becoming rather intimate with Mr. George Warring- ton , what on earth was to prevent her from thinking him a most odd , original , agreeable , and pleasing person ? A long time afterwards , when these ...
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ain't Altamont Arthur Pendennis asked Baronet begad Begum bless blush Bonner Bows Brixham Bungay called Captain carriage chambers Chatteris Clavering Arms Clavering family Colonel confounded Costigan creature cried dammy dear dearest dev'lish dinner door eyes face Fairoaks Fanny Bolton fellow Foker fortune George girl give good-humor Grosvenor Place hand happy heart Helen honor Huxter kind kissed knew Lady Clavering Lady Rockminster ladyship laugh Laura letter Lightfoot looked Major Pendennis mamma marriage marry Miss Amory Miss Bell Miss Blanche Morgan mother never night old gentleman old lady old Pendennis Parliament passed Pen's Pendennis's poor pretty Rosenbad secret Shepherd's Sir Francis Clavering smile speak Strong talk tell thing thought told took Tunbridge uncle valet voice walked Warrington Wheel of Fortune widow wife wish woman word YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY young lady
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