The white lie, Tema 129,Volumen2 |
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... once possessed . " " Yes , most probably , " she answered , very bitterly ; " but if I did express myself in a childish manner , I had a childlike confidence in the one to whom I spoke . ' " " " Which is tantamount to saying that you ...
... once possessed . " " Yes , most probably , " she answered , very bitterly ; " but if I did express myself in a childish manner , I had a childlike confidence in the one to whom I spoke . ' " " " Which is tantamount to saying that you ...
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... once , " he replied , and his words vibrated on her heart with a thrill of pleasure that it had not known for many a weary day ; " but you must supply me with the name of the child for which I must make inquiries . " The change from ...
... once , " he replied , and his words vibrated on her heart with a thrill of pleasure that it had not known for many a weary day ; " but you must supply me with the name of the child for which I must make inquiries . " The change from ...
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... once . " " Elton , I need not swear , but I faithfully promise never to consult either Sage or Arthur on the subject , or to make them parties to our distressing secret . ' " " " That's quite sufficient . Now I will make arrangements to ...
... once . " " Elton , I need not swear , but I faithfully promise never to consult either Sage or Arthur on the subject , or to make them parties to our distressing secret . ' " " " That's quite sufficient . Now I will make arrangements to ...
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... once that he had some request or disclosure to make in which he was extremely interested . Hence the novel display of concern for her feelings ! the unusual respect to her opinion ! the studied deference to her convenience ! Had he come ...
... once that he had some request or disclosure to make in which he was extremely interested . Hence the novel display of concern for her feelings ! the unusual respect to her opinion ! the studied deference to her convenience ! Had he come ...
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... once . " " Well then , you must have your own way I suppose . I am going to town to receive Hay- ward's mortgage for you . It's to be paid off , you know , and as it's a good rattling sum of some twenty thousand pounds , I wish to know ...
... once . " " Well then , you must have your own way I suppose . I am going to town to receive Hay- ward's mortgage for you . It's to be paid off , you know , and as it's a good rattling sum of some twenty thousand pounds , I wish to know ...
Términos y frases comunes
affection Alice Mowbray anguish answered appearance Aylesbury ducks bad beginning Bannerley Berkshire pigs better Book caused character Charley child conceal conclusion Cowling dark dear demeanour detected doubt Elton Mowbray exclaimed experience expostulated face fact false move fancy father fear feeling Frank Foster Frickney George Curtis glance hand hear heard heart hope Howlet Howlet's Crag husband influence intelligence interest KING WILLIAM STREET knew look Lucy matter memory mental merely mind Mowbray's mysterious nature neighbourhood nerley never nurse old woman Pharoah's daughter poor present promise Prudence question regret remember replied rocks Sage scarlet fever secret smile soul speak spoke stand-up fight stared stilty sure sure as fate sympathy tears tell thing thought thrill convulsed tion told true trust turn twas utter verse voice weathercock whilst wish words
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Página 47 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, And he shall sustain thee : He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. But thou. O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction : Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days ; But I will trust in thee.
Página 57 - And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away, and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages.
Página 47 - But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
Página 181 - You know I am incapable of the weakness of jealousy, Peter; but what I have seen with my own eyes, and heard with my own ears, in this disguise, must command credit, however reluctantly granted.
Página 111 - I certify that the above is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the board of directors of Smaller War Plants Corporation on the 31st day of January 1944.
Página 57 - ... deluded sinner, a blinded sinner, an infatuated sinner. They thought of the verdict sometimes rendered at an inquest to which death has not given up its secret: "Died by visitation of God." Christian minds, the world over, when they heard of that untimely end, remembered God's own decree: "Bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days.
Página 209 - But be careful, that India does not trust him on occasions where delicate negotiations have to be carried on with care and caution and where restraint and tact will make for success, acting on the principle that half a loaf is better than no bread. He has done wonderful work in South Africa; he has welded the different sections of Indians into one patriotic and united community, but I fear that when the history of the negotiations, which it was his privilege to carry on at one stage, is written with...
Página 79 - I want you to do something for me. Will you do something for me ? Maria?
Página 40 - Holland's speech in seconding the amendment, he came to the conclusion that there was a good deal of truth in the attitude of mind which distinguished all pronouncements from Manchester, namely, " What Lancashire says to-day England will say to-morrow.