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  • The "home" system, as at Quarrier's in Scotland, is a striking contrast, and personally I shall vote for the management of orphanages on home lines every time.

    A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 1902

  • And yet, it was not disagreeable to picture Quarrier's rage when he found that the bribe had been expended to no purpose.

    Denzil Quarrier George Gissing 1880

  • Quarrier's genial contempt of ceremony, as he performed the introduction, allowed it to be seen that he too experienced some constraint.

    Denzil Quarrier George Gissing 1880

  • Mrs. Wade should then be taught that henceforth she was forbidden to concern herself with his -- Quarrier's -- affairs.

    Denzil Quarrier George Gissing 1880

  • Mr. Chown -- who would on no account have been seen in a place of worship -- went about all day among his congenial gossips, and scornfully contested the rumour that Quarrier's relations with Mr.. Wade would not bear looking into.

    Denzil Quarrier George Gissing 1880

  • To Quarrier's candidature no one within the party offered the least opposition.

    Denzil Quarrier George Gissing 1880

  • He remembered that before the close of this day Quarrier's secret would be universally known, and when that had come to pass, he would have no hold upon either the man or the woman.

    Denzil Quarrier George Gissing 1880

  • She had sunk into a half-unconscious state, when Quarrier's voice spoke to her.

    Denzil Quarrier George Gissing 1880

  • As they entered the restaurant, many eyes were turned with critical appreciation upon the modest face and figure, as undeniably English, in their way, as Quarrier's robust manhood.

    Denzil Quarrier George Gissing 1880

  • Quarrier's pipe filled the air with fragrant mist.

    Denzil Quarrier George Gissing 1880

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