The Child of Thirty-six Fathers: A Serious, Comic and Moral Romance, Volume 1Isaac Riley, 1809 - French fiction |
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... . hurt , but not sufficiently to endanger his life in fine , that he was carried away in the morning in a litter . " Well , then , " said Sans - Chagrin , " since that is among VOL . I. E " the least of my cares , let us talk CHAPTER V. ...
... . hurt , but not sufficiently to endanger his life in fine , that he was carried away in the morning in a litter . " Well , then , " said Sans - Chagrin , " since that is among VOL . I. E " the least of my cares , let us talk CHAPTER V. ...
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... morning we entered the city of Lyons by the parish of Guil- lotiere . As we travelled along the road which conducted us to the back of the city , the Gascon , who ever since we left the inn had done nothing but sleep or rave , opened ...
... morning we entered the city of Lyons by the parish of Guil- lotiere . As we travelled along the road which conducted us to the back of the city , the Gascon , who ever since we left the inn had done nothing but sleep or rave , opened ...
Page 84
... morning . " He went out , and left us in the hands of the taylors , who lost no time in equipping us , and soon metamorphosed us into ele- gant petit - maitres . A hair - dresser who at- tended to aid them , accomplished the work , and ...
... morning . " He went out , and left us in the hands of the taylors , who lost no time in equipping us , and soon metamorphosed us into ele- gant petit - maitres . A hair - dresser who at- tended to aid them , accomplished the work , and ...
Page 98
... morning he would seek an occasion to declare himself , even at the risk of being refused . Knowing , as I did , the character of Linval , I had al- ways my fears that if he should once come to speak upon the subject to Zelia , he would ...
... morning he would seek an occasion to declare himself , even at the risk of being refused . Knowing , as I did , the character of Linval , I had al- ways my fears that if he should once come to speak upon the subject to Zelia , he would ...
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... I have already been to visit " her since our arrival , and I have an in- " vitation to take chocolate with her to- << morrow morning . Thus , you see , my 793141 66 " young friends , that we shall have enough THIRTY - SIX FATHERS . 99.
... I have already been to visit " her since our arrival , and I have an in- " vitation to take chocolate with her to- << morrow morning . Thus , you see , my 793141 66 " young friends , that we shall have enough THIRTY - SIX FATHERS . 99.
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