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  • It was not with the slightest inclination to regret that Honor watched the scenes, familiar since the last few weeks, fade rapidly now from their view, and yet as each station brought them closer still to Ottawa, she began to fear that sharp eyes like Madame d'Alberg's would guess the real reason of such a premature return.

    Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense [pseud.] Vera

  • Madame d'Alberg's commonplace remarks, she quietly stretched out her blue satin slipper and proceeded to impress her negligent cousin with the fact that she wanted him to fulfil an old promise of his; not heeding her first gentle reminder, she turned her face with its eager listening expression, very pronouncedly to Madame d'Alberg and repeated the movement with an increased emphasis, resolved to make him notice her before she gave up.

    Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense [pseud.] Vera

  • This woman had graced many a drawing-room as Senator d'Alberg's wife, and when the session time called her to the capital many a fair-haired damsel of eighteen summers had envied the fine face and faultless figure, that had captivated even the fastidious nature of the dignified Senator.

    Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense [pseud.] Vera

  • The first points of criticism that suggested themselves to this world-bred woman on seeing Honor were such as never entered the head of any other acquaintance the girl made before or after Madame d'Alberg's.

    Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense [pseud.] Vera

  • Mr. Riggio and his brother Stephen, then B&N's vice chairman and chief operating officer, "started calling Jeff," recalled Mr. Alberg.

    Yesterday's Goliath, Today's David Robert Spector 2011

  • I spent a nice winter holiday in the Alberg area Austria, skiing on the ski slopes in St. Anton, Zurs and Lech.

    Skiwatch: Balmy Alps lead to concern that ski season may be over 2011

  • I spent a nice winter holiday in the Alberg area Austria, skiing on the ski slopes in St. Anton, Zurs and Lech.

    Skiwatch: The predicted Alpine snow arrives 2011

  • Mr. Alberg recalled that the Riggios were very complimentary about what Mr. Bezos had accomplished, but they also reiterated the claim, "We're going to kill you," when they launch their own website.

    Yesterday's Goliath, Today's David Robert Spector 2011

  • At that time, Leonard Riggio, B&N's chairman and chief executive officer, told Mr. Bezos he was interested in buying part or all of Amazon.com, according to Tom Alberg, an early Amazon investor and a member of its board of directors.

    Yesterday's Goliath, Today's David Robert Spector 2011

  • A. J. Alberg et al., “Epidemiology, Prevention, and Early Detection of Breast Cancer,” Current Opinion in Oncology 9 1997: 505–10.

    Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause M.D. Vivian Pinn 2006

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