A Prince of Sinners E Phillips Oppenheim BOOK 2 CHAPTER 3 pot

... "You were really very clever. Now do have some more tea, and tell me all the news." "I will have the tea, if you please," he answered, "and you shall have the news, such as ... think that I was wrong. It was many years ago, and he has repented." Brooks smiled faintly. The idea of Lord Arranmore repenting of anything appealed in some measure to his sens...

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... being a man governed entirely by one idea at a time, had never seriously contemplated the possibility of himself stepping outside the small arena of local politics. It is certain at any rate ... underneath pale-faced, hollow-eyed, weary, yet for a moment stirred from their lethargy of suffering at the prospect of some passing relief. There was a young woman, hollow-cheeked...

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... smoke. There seemed to be no tangible reason for the change. The political excitement, which a few weeks ago he had begun to feel exhilarating, had for him decreased now that his share in ... certainly interested him in a manner which the rest of the family had not, he had after all seen but very A Prince of Sinners E. Phillips Oppenheim BOOK 1 CHAPTER 3 KINGST...

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... horses are never more than half exercised. At 10 :30 to-morrow then." He stood bareheaded upon the pavement for a moment, and Selina's eyes and smile had never worked harder. Mary leaned ... into the street together. Arranmore stepped into his brougham and was driven off. At the top of St. James's Street he pulled the check-string and jumped out. He had caught a glim...

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... with Henslow in a somewhat depressed state of mind, and its result had not been enlivening. Were all politics like this? Was the greatest of causes, the cause of the people, to be tossed about ... question of another party. You have set the ball rolling, and I can assure you that the next Member whom Medchester sends here, whether it be you or any one else, will come fully pledg...

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... law, stronger than all mankind, unconquerable, eternal. There wasn't the smallest corner of the world the better for my broken life. There wasn't a child, a man, or a woman content ... have not quite decided what my particular line shall be, but I have no doubt but that the papers will all be calling me a welcome addition to that august assembly before long. I believe...

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... hand and bathe them every day. As we get to know the people better and appreciate their special needs other things will suggest themselves. But I want them to feel that they have some place to ... good-natured cheerfulness. If there had been a shadow she had brushed it away ruthlessly. Even on that terrible afternoon at Enton she had sat in the cab white and silent she had appealed to ....

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... hall at the same time, and turned homewards, walking like a man in a dream. Breathless he reached Brooks' side. The sweat stood out in beads upon his forehead. He seemed not to hear a ... paper out, and read through every line carefully. A few minutes after his arrival home he re-issued from the house in a bowler hat and a long, loose overcoat. He took the Metropolit...

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... them hear this from me at once, to prevent misunderstanding. We are here to help to the best of our ability all who need help, whatsoever their characters. They are equally welcome to what we ... a doctor, after a glance into the man's face, followed them. When he returned, after about twenty minutes' absence, he leaned forward and whispered in Brooks' ear "You&a...

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... comfortable as we are. A larger household means more care, and a man-servant about the place is a thing I could never abide. If you felt like taking sittings at Mr. Thompson's as well as our ... dress the other day, and apologized as though he'd torn it off my back, and the next day he gave me his seat in the car. I always acknowledge him, and he's glad enough to come...

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