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Tales and Novels - Volume 5
1. Aufl.
CHF 1.90 |
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Verlag: | OTB eBook publishing |
Format: | EPUB |
Veröffentl.: | 01.01.2018 |
ISBN/EAN: | 9783962723071 |
Sprache: | englisch |
Anzahl Seiten: | 434 |
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Excerpt: To be candid with you, my dear young friend, my secret reason for denying myself the pleasure of Tuesday’s fête is, that I have just heard that there is a shocking chicken-pox in the village near you; and I confess it is one of my weaknesses to dread even the bare rumour of such a thing, on account of my Amelia: but I should not wish to have this mentioned in your house, because you must be sensible your father would think it an idle womanish fear; and you know how anxious I am for his esteem. “Burn this, I beseech you—-...