Baldwin; or, A miser's heir, by an old bachelor [signed G.H.E.]. |
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... Charles ; it is now five years since he left home to go to Oxford college , or some sich place , and master has been more near and stingy - like ever since , always scolding and grumbling at me for being wasteful , and saying I should ...
... Charles ; it is now five years since he left home to go to Oxford college , or some sich place , and master has been more near and stingy - like ever since , always scolding and grumbling at me for being wasteful , and saying I should ...
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... Charles Bald- win - not a single legacy , I am pretty sure not above half - a - dozen lines : nay , by - the - bye , if I am not mistaken , your name is inserted as his executor . " As he uttered these words , the man of law could not ...
... Charles Bald- win - not a single legacy , I am pretty sure not above half - a - dozen lines : nay , by - the - bye , if I am not mistaken , your name is inserted as his executor . " As he uttered these words , the man of law could not ...
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... Charles , then lieutenant Delaval of a marching regi- ment , had in this very town espoused the only daughter of an eminent carcase- butcher . The money he received with her ( about seven hundred pounds ) had purchased him a company ...
... Charles , then lieutenant Delaval of a marching regi- ment , had in this very town espoused the only daughter of an eminent carcase- butcher . The money he received with her ( about seven hundred pounds ) had purchased him a company ...
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... Charles , on reaching England , after having paid his respects to the higher powers , from whom he met with the reception his exertions merited , hastened , in company with his wife , to take possession of the property which had so ...
... Charles , on reaching England , after having paid his respects to the higher powers , from whom he met with the reception his exertions merited , hastened , in company with his wife , to take possession of the property which had so ...
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... devant purveyor of mutton , Mr. Giles Hucklebone , Beresford suffered him- self to be prevailed upon to countermand the chop he had ordered at his coffeehouse , and and accompanied sir Charles to Brook- street , where he 58 BALDWIN .
... devant purveyor of mutton , Mr. Giles Hucklebone , Beresford suffered him- self to be prevailed upon to countermand the chop he had ordered at his coffeehouse , and and accompanied sir Charles to Brook- street , where he 58 BALDWIN .
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agitation Andrew Robinson appearance Appleton arrival attention Bagshaw baronet Belton Beresford bosom Charles Baldwin Charles Delaval cing circumstances Clincher cold companion consequence conveyed countenance daughter dear death deceased deed degree dispatched doctor Drybone door doubt Duddle Duddle's eager effect endeavour entertained fair brow fatal father favour feel felt gave gentleman Grange Gruby habit hand heart honour hope idea immediately induced Ironside jobation Jordan jury kinson lady Delaval late lence length less Magdalen Bridge maître d'hôtel manner Mary master means melancholy ment mind Miss morning murder nature never occasion occupied once parietal bone party perceived person poor possessed postchaise prisoner proceeded received recollection replied retired Royal Oak scarcely scene secured sensations sir Charles situation soon suance suppose tained taken thing thought tion town treache Trevanion ture turned unfortunate Watkinson whole window wish witnessed young youth
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