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... laughed when others laughed ; but always put the joke to the question . He never could enjoy the kernel of the nut , but pestered himself to get more out of the shell . " Do you believe in ghosts , then ? " said the inquisitive gentle ...
... laughed when others laughed ; but always put the joke to the question . He never could enjoy the kernel of the nut , but pestered himself to get more out of the shell . " Do you believe in ghosts , then ? " said the inquisitive gentle ...
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... laughed , and took it in amazing good part ; for though he did not know a word of the language , yet he had always a knack of making himself understood among the women . Well , gertlemen , it being the time of the annual fair , all the ...
... laughed , and took it in amazing good part ; for though he did not know a word of the language , yet he had always a knack of making himself understood among the women . Well , gertlemen , it being the time of the annual fair , all the ...
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... laugh , and give him a good - humoured box on the ear . In short , there was nobody knew better how to make his way among the petticoats than my grandfather . In a little while , as was his usual way , he took com- plete possession of ...
... laugh , and give him a good - humoured box on the ear . In short , there was nobody knew better how to make his way among the petticoats than my grandfather . In a little while , as was his usual way , he took com- plete possession of ...
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... laughing at the same time . 66 ' No , no , " said mine host , " there is a secret about one of my rooms on which I feel disposed to try an ex- periment : so , gentlemen , none of you shall know who has the haunted chamber until ...
... laughing at the same time . 66 ' No , no , " said mine host , " there is a secret about one of my rooms on which I feel disposed to try an ex- periment : so , gentlemen , none of you shall know who has the haunted chamber until ...
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... laughed aloud . It was a forced laugh , and the echo of it in the old chamber jarred upon my ear . - I walked to the window , and tried to discern the landscape through the glass . It was pitch darkness , and howling torm without ; and ...
... laughed aloud . It was a forced laugh , and the echo of it in the old chamber jarred upon my ear . - I walked to the window , and tried to discern the landscape through the glass . It was pitch darkness , and howling torm without ; and ...
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