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A beautiful woman is intended to create a heaven on earth and she
has no business wasting herself making imaginary excursions into
any future paradise. The present is her time for action; and again,
Charlotte, I ask you to name the day upon which you inte
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Andrew the Glad (Hardcover)
Maria Thompson Daviess; Edited by 1stworld Library
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R595
Discovery Miles 5 950
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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There are some women who will brew mystery from the decoction of
even a very simple life. Matilda is one of them, remarked the major
to himself as he filled his pipe and settled himself before his
high-piled, violet-flamed logs. "It was waxing strong in h
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The Daredevil (Hardcover)
Maria Thompson Daviess; Edited by 1stworld Library
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R623
Discovery Miles 6 230
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Was there ever a woman who did not very greatly desire for herself,
at long moments, the doublet and hose of a man, perhaps also his
sword, as well as his attitude in the viewing of life? I think not.
To a very small number of those ladies of great curiosity it has
been granted that they climb to those ramparts of the life of a
man; but it was needful that they be stout of limb and sturdy of
heart to sustain themselves upon that eminence and not be dashed
below upon the rocks of a strange land. I, Roberta, Marquise de
Grez and Bye, have obtained glimpses into a far country and this is
what I bring on returning, not as a spy, but, shall I say, laden
with spices and forbidden fruit? And for me it has been a very fine
dash into the wilds of a land of strangeness, and I do not know
that I have yet found myself completely returned unto my estate of
a woman
No indeed, my dear Louis, I am neither dead nor ruined, nor have I
turned pirate, trappist, or rural guard, as you might imagine in
order to explain my silence these four months since I last appeared
at your illustrious studio. No, you witty giber, my fabulous
heritage has not taken wings I am dwelling neither in China on the
Blue River, nor in Red Oceania, nor in White Lapland. My yacht,
built of teak, still lies in harbour, and is not swaying me over
the vasty deep. It is no good your spinning out laborious and
far-fetched hyperboles on the subject of my uncle's will: your
ironical shafts all miss the mark. My uncle's will surpasses the
most astonishing feat of its kind ever accomplished by notary's
pen; and your poor imagination could not invent, or come anywhere
near inventing, such remarkable adventures as those into which this
registered document has led me. First of all, in order that your
feeble intellect may be enabled to rise to the level of the
subject, I must give you some description of "the Corsair," as you
called him after you met him in Paris last winter; for it is only
by comprehending the peculiarities of his life and character that
you can ever hope to understand my adventures.
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The Tinder-Box (Hardcover)
Maria Thompson Daviess; Edited by 1stworld Library
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R596
Discovery Miles 5 960
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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All love is a gas, and it takes either loneliness, strength of
character, or religion to liquefy it into a condition to be ladled
out of us, one to another. There is a certain dangerously volatile
state of it; and occasionally people, especially of opposi
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The Golden Bird (Hardcover)
Maria Thompson Daviess; Edited by 1stworld Library
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R592
Discovery Miles 5 920
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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The primary need of a woman's nature is always supposed to be love,
but very suddenly I discovered that in my case it was money, a lot
of it and quick. That is, I thought I needed a lot and in a very
great hurry; but if I had known what I know now, I migh
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