The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral GroundPutnam, 1897 - 430 էջ |
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... aunt , Miss Jeanette Peyton , with- drew to superintend the preparations necessary to appease the hunger of their unexpected visitor . A short silence prevailed , during which Mr. Harper was apparently en- joying the change in his ...
... aunt , Miss Jeanette Peyton , with- drew to superintend the preparations necessary to appease the hunger of their unexpected visitor . A short silence prevailed , during which Mr. Harper was apparently en- joying the change in his ...
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... aunt- have I at last met you again ? " " Heaven bless you , my Henry , my son ! " exclaimed the astonished but delighted parent ; while his sisters sunk on his shoulders , dissolved in tears . The faithful old black , who had been ...
... aunt- have I at last met you again ? " " Heaven bless you , my Henry , my son ! " exclaimed the astonished but delighted parent ; while his sisters sunk on his shoulders , dissolved in tears . The faithful old black , who had been ...
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... aunt . The regiment to which Captain Wharton belonged formed part of the perma- nent garrison of the city ; and the knowledge of the pres- ence of his son was no little relief to the father , in his unceasing meditations on his absent ...
... aunt . The regiment to which Captain Wharton belonged formed part of the perma- nent garrison of the city ; and the knowledge of the pres- ence of his son was no little relief to the father , in his unceasing meditations on his absent ...
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... Aunt Jeanette ; but why do you go ? " " I am on the wing for Virginia , and have much to do . " He pressed her hand as he spoke , and looking back , while in the act of closing the door , exclaimed , " Be true to your country - be ...
... Aunt Jeanette ; but why do you go ? " " I am on the wing for Virginia , and have much to do . " He pressed her hand as he spoke , and looking back , while in the act of closing the door , exclaimed , " Be true to your country - be ...
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... aunt , " cried the young lady , " and an intimate friend of my brother ; they were at school together , and only separated in England , when one went into the army , and the other to a French military academy . " " His money appears to ...
... aunt , " cried the young lady , " and an intimate friend of my brother ; they were at school together , and only separated in England , when one went into the army , and the other to a French military academy . " " His money appears to ...
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The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground ; with the Portrait of the Author James Fenimore Cooper Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1842 |
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American appearance arms army aunt Betty body bosom brother Cæsar Captain Jack Captain Lawton Captain Wharton cheek Colonel Wellmere command companion comrade continued cottage countenance cried danger dear death door dragoons dreadful duty enemy escape exclaimed eyes face father feelings fire Flanagan followed Frances gazing gentleman George Singleton glance hand Harper Harvey Birch head heart Henry Wharton hill Hollister honor horse hour housekeeper inquired interrupted Isabella John Lawton Katy knew ladies light listened Locusts look Major Dunwoodie manner Mason Miss Peyton Miss Wharton musket never night observed officer party passed paused pedler prisoner replied retired returned rock Sarah seat seemed sentinel sergeant side silence Sir Henry Clinton sister Sitgreaves Skinner smile soldier soon stood surgeon thought threw tion took trooper troops turned Virginians voice washerwoman Washington woman wounded young youth