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... English , spoken by a distinguished stranger who had mastered the language to such an extent that he had got beyond the natives altogether . We watched enviously all day for any signs of human infirmity in this surprising individual ...
... English , spoken by a distinguished stranger who had mastered the language to such an extent that he had got beyond the natives altogether . We watched enviously all day for any signs of human infirmity in this surprising individual ...
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... English language . All through the evening he behaved himself so dreadfully well that we quite began to hate him . When the company parted for the night , and when Mr. Smart ( who was just mortal enough to be a bachelor ) invited us to ...
... English language . All through the evening he behaved himself so dreadfully well that we quite began to hate him . When the company parted for the night , and when Mr. Smart ( who was just mortal enough to be a bachelor ) invited us to ...
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... English , to correct him instantly if we detected the slightest omission anywhere . The next morning , at breakfast , we rather wondered which nation our friend would turn out to belong to . He set all doubts at rest the moment he ...
... English , to correct him instantly if we detected the slightest omission anywhere . The next morning , at breakfast , we rather wondered which nation our friend would turn out to belong to . He set all doubts at rest the moment he ...
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... right hand extended as usual . Herr von Müffe , without saying a word , took the hand carefully in both his own , and expressed affectionate recognition of English hospitality , by transferring it forthwith THE BACHELOR BEDROOM . 53.
... right hand extended as usual . Herr von Müffe , without saying a word , took the hand carefully in both his own , and expressed affectionate recognition of English hospitality , by transferring it forthwith THE BACHELOR BEDROOM . 53.
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... English was a philological riddle , which all of us guessed at and none of us found out . He talked , in spite of these difficulties , incessantly ; and , see- ing that he shed tears several times in the course of the evening , the ...
... English was a philological riddle , which all of us guessed at and none of us found out . He talked , in spite of these difficulties , incessantly ; and , see- ing that he shed tears several times in the course of the evening , the ...
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