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Then crossing the room softly, he opened the door, meaning, as his mission was at an end, to make a bold quick rush for the secret stair, to open the slide and pass in.— Crown and Sceptre A West Country Story
This mission was arranged in a very imposing manner.— Peter the Great
For nigh thirty years the mission has been there.— Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure
However, we must take things here as we find them, and I'm sorry to think that up to this point my mission has been a failure.— The Rover of the Andes A Tale of Adventure on South America
If I get a husband, my mission is to be always becomingly dressed, to display most captivating toilettes, and to be always in good spirits,--as, under the circumstances, I always should be,--and thus 'renew his spirits' when he comes in weary with the toils of life.— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 101, March, 1866

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