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Excerpt: Unknown To History A Story of the Captivity of Mary of Scottland by Charlotte M Yonge.

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Excerpt: Under the Storm, or Steadfast?s Charge by Charlotte M. Yonge.

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...VOR TERRACE: OR THE CLUE OF LIFE BY THE AUTHOR OF ‘THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFE,’ CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. V V V V VOL OL OL OL OLUME I UME I UME I UME I UME I A ... ...OR THE CLUE OF LIFE BY THE AUTHOR OF ‘THE HEIR OF REDCLYFFE,’ CHARLOTTE M. YONGE. V V V V VOL OL OL OL OLUME I UME I UME I UME I UME I A PENN STATE EL... ...BLICATION Dynevor Terrace: or The Clue of Life, Volume One by Charlotte M Yonge is a publication of the Pennsylvania State University. This Portable ... ...e you a shilling for ‘em!’ was the unlooked-for conclusion, causing her to start aside with a slight scream, as there stood beside her a stout, black-... ...said he, catching it from her hands, and mimicking the tender clasp of her little fingers. ‘D’ye think it’s alive, that you use it so gingerly? Look h... ...e sped hastily round the end of the block of build- ings, hurried down the little back garden, and flew breath- lessly into her own kitchen, as a have... ...ly into her own kitchen, as a haven of refuge, but she found a tall, stiff starched, elderly woman standing just within the door, and heard her last w... ... some people,’ was the noncha- lant reply, with shoulders depressed, and a twinkle of the eye, as if he purposed amazing his auditor.’ ‘I hope you hav... ...fe, like Sir Thomas More’s son!’ said Louis, coolly and simply, but with a twinkle in the corner of his eye, as if he said it on purpose to be provoki...

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