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This was the room destined for the reception of the single gentleman during the
day ; and a little back room on the same floor was assigned as his sleeping
apartment by night . “ The bill had not been long in the window , when a stout ,
good ...
This was the room destined for the reception of the single gentleman during the
day ; and a little back room on the same floor was assigned as his sleeping
apartment by night . “ The bill had not been long in the window , when a stout ,
good ...
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... instead of walking quietly down the street , as anybody else's company would
have done , they amused themselves by making alarming and frightful noises ,
and counterfeiting the shrieks of females in distress . And , one night , a red -
faced ...
... instead of walking quietly down the street , as anybody else's company would
have done , they amused themselves by making alarming and frightful noises ,
and counterfeiting the shrieks of females in distress . And , one night , a red -
faced ...
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The next night passed off very well ; everybody was delighted with the change :
but , on the next , the noises were renewed with greater spirit than ever . The
single gentleman's friends , being unable to see him in his own house every
alternate ...
The next night passed off very well ; everybody was delighted with the change :
but , on the next , the noises were renewed with greater spirit than ever . The
single gentleman's friends , being unable to see him in his own house every
alternate ...
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Night after night , two , three , four hours after midnight , could we hear the
occasional raking of the scanty fire , or the hollow and half - stifled cough , which
indicated his being still at work ; and day after 1 day could we see more plainly
that ...
Night after night , two , three , four hours after midnight , could we hear the
occasional raking of the scanty fire , or the hollow and half - stifled cough , which
indicated his being still at work ; and day after 1 day could we see more plainly
that ...
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The silence of night prevailed without the house , and the stillness of death was
in the chamber . A watch hung over the mantle - shelf . Its low ticking was the only
sound that broke the profound quiet : but it was a solemn one ; for well they ...
The silence of night prevailed without the house , and the stillness of death was
in the chamber . A watch hung over the mantle - shelf . Its low ticking was the only
sound that broke the profound quiet : but it was a solemn one ; for well they ...
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The Life and Writing of Charles Dickens: A Woman's Memorial Volume Phebe Ann Hanaford Vista completa - 1871 |
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