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On the other hand, the face and manner of my patron had made an unpleasant impression upon me, and I could not think that his explanation of the fuller's-earth was sufficient to explain the necessity for my coming at midnight, and his extreme anxiety lest I should tell anyone of my errand.
Sole Music 2010
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I was fortunate enough to discover that there was a deposit of fuller's-earth in one of my fields.
Sole Music 2010
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You are probably aware that fuller's-earth is a valuable product, and that it is only found in one or two places in England? '
Sole Music 2010
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'I was admiring your fuller's-earth,' said I; 'I think that I should be better able to advise you as to your machine if I knew what the exact purpose was for which it was used.'
Sole Music 2010
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It was obvious at a glance that the story of the fuller's-earth was the merest fabrication, for it would be absurd to suppose that so powerful an engine could be designed for so inadequate a pur - pose.
Sole Music 2010
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I was fortunate enough to discover that there was a deposit of fuller's-earth in one of my fields.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950
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It was obvious at a glance that the story of the fuller's-earth was the merest fabrication, for it would be absurd to suppose that so powerful an engine could be designed for so inadequate a pur - pose.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950
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You are probably aware that fuller's-earth is a valuable product, and that it is only found in one or two places in England? '
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950
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On the other hand, the face and manner of my patron had made an unpleasant impression upon me, and I could not think that his explanation of the fuller's-earth was sufficient to explain the necessity for my coming at midnight, and his extreme anxiety lest I should tell anyone of my errand.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950
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'I was admiring your fuller's-earth,' said I; 'I think that I should be better able to advise you as to your machine if I knew what the exact purpose was for which it was used.'
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1950
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