CHAPTER I THE DRYAD DOOR CHAPTER II BALM OF GILEAD CHAPTER III AN ILL WIND CHAPTER IV THE KINDNESS OF MISS ROLLS CHAPTER V SCENES FOR A "MOVIE" CHAPTER VI THE HANDS WITH THE RINGS CHAPTER VII THE
— from Winnie Childs, the Shop Girl by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
of large Malaga raisins, chopped very small, put a gallon of spring water; steep them a fortnight; squeeze out the liquor, and put it in a barrel: do not stop close until the hissing is over.
— from The English Housekeeper: Or, Manual of Domestic Management Containing advice on the conduct of household affairs and practical instructions concerning the store-room, the pantry, the larder, the kitchen, the cellar, the dairy; the whole being intended for the use of young ladies who undertake the superintendence of their own housekeeping by Anne Cobbett
"Yes, missis," replied Chloe, very sadly.
— from The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics by Various
'Viven muy regalados con varias semillas, y con la pesca que hacen en sus balsas de tule ...
— from The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 1, Wild Tribes The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 by Hubert Howe Bancroft
“You are more perspicacious than a mother,” replied Claude Vignon, still sarcastically.
— from The Works of Balzac: A linked index to all Project Gutenberg editions by Honoré de Balzac
A large number of people dislike what Mr. Robinson calls “Vegetable Sculpture,” and would not allow any example to have a place on their property; but although I think I might trust myself to resist every temptation to admit such an element into a garden of mine, I should not hesitate to make a feature of it if I wanted to be constantly reminded of a certain period of history.
— from A Garden of Peace: A Medley in Quietude by Frank Frankfort Moore
Together with these were several papers bearing more remarkable calculations, very similar to those we had found at the bottom of the cabin-trunk.
— from The Place of Dragons: A Mystery by William Le Queux
I The Man who could have Ended the War CHAPTER II The Lost Formula CHAPTER III A Deal with Niko CHAPTER IV General Matravers Repays CHAPTER V Susceptible Mr. Kessner CHAPTER VI The Machinations of Mr. Courlander CHAPTER VII The Indiscreet Travellers CHAPTER VIII The Undeniable Force CHAPTER IX An Interrupted Review CHAPTER X The Sentence of the Court CHAPTER
— from Ambrose Lavendale, Diplomat by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim
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