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could you not in case some
An honest, excellent young man, in whom I am as much interested as if he were my son, is unjustly accused of robbery, and confined in La Force; he is called Germain, and is of a mild and gentle disposition; the scoundrels with whom he is imprisoned have taken an aversion to him; he may be in great danger; you, who have unfortunately the experience of a prison life, and know a great number of prisoners, could you not, in case some of your old comrades should be at La Force, could you not go and see them, and, by promises of money which shall be faithfully kept, engage them to protect this unhappy young man?'"
— from Mysteries of Paris — Volume 03 by Eugène Sue

carry you now into comfort safety
We shall carry you now into comfort, safety.
— from The Garden of Survival by Algernon Blackwood


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