Collingsby

"I am; I was in the employ of Collingsby and Whippleton."

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"Sit down, Miss Collingsby, and make yourself comfortable," he continued, with a smile, as though he were rather pleased with his own reflections.

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He's the sleepin 'pardner of the house of Collingsby and Whippleton.

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Collingsby, and she will tell you herself that she is not indifferent to me.

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Miss Collingsby appeared to be the greatest sufferer; and the scream with which she announced my defeat was only the echo of my own feelings.

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When I reached the house of Mrs. Whippleton, I took my writing materials from my bag, and wrote a long letter to my father, detailing the incidents of my journey, and explaining the motives which had induced me to take the situation in the counting-room of Collingsby and

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Collingsby took no notice of it, but continued to gaze into the water.

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"There are some beautiful swamp flowers a short distance from the shore, and I wish to get a bouquet for Miss Collingsby."

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Miss Collingsby had seated herself in the stern sheets of the boat, and was watching the waters that rippled under the counter.

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Collingsby, and appeared to take no notice of the arrival.

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