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But let us return to our nook
But let us return to our nook.
— from Upon The Tree-Tops by Olive Thorne Miller

But let us return to our narrative
But let us return to our narrative: Monsieur Jacques Dollon, interrogated by the superintendent of police, declared that he very rarely made use of the poisons locked up in the little cupboard of his studio....
— from Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre

But let us return to our newly
But let us return to our newly-arrived emigrant.
— from A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 by Clacy, Charles, Mrs.

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