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  • He called Bouldon up to him, and whispered various directions to him.

    Ernest Bracebridge School Days William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • Jacob of Bouldon, rushing to confirm his fears, set up a distressed cry, but recovered himself gallantly, and ran for Brother Cadfael.

    A Rare Benedictine Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1988

  • Jacob of Bouldon, pale and anxious, was sitting with arms folded closely round his drawn-up knees, hunched against the chill of the night.

    A Rare Benedictine Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1988

  • Jacob of Bouldon was a sturdy, square-set young fellow from the south of the shire, with a round, amiable face, large, candid eyes, and a ready smile.

    A Rare Benedictine Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1988

  • And when they emerged to go to supper in the refectory, Jacob of Bouldon was just coming in at the gatehouse with his leather satchel of rents jealously guarded by one hand and looking round hopefully for his master, who had not yet returned.

    A Rare Benedictine Peters, Ellis, 1913- 1988

  • "Had anybody told me when I came to this school that three years would so rapidly pass by, I would not have believed them," said Ernest, addressing Ellis, Buttar, and Bouldon, as the four old friends were walking up and down the playground, ready to form for proceeding to church the last Sunday they were to spend together at Grafton Hall before the summer holidays.

    Ernest Bracebridge School Days William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • They had not fished long before Bouldon exclaimed, "I've a bite, I've a bite!"

    Ernest Bracebridge School Days William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • Gregson ran laughing up to Bouldon to see what was the matter.

    Ernest Bracebridge School Days William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • Buttar and he were generally on one side, opposed to Dawson and Bouldon.

    Ernest Bracebridge School Days William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

  • Ernest, Buttar, Bouldon, and Gregson came between the two sets as to size, but not far distant from the older ones as to intelligence and the respect in which they were held.

    Ernest Bracebridge School Days William Henry Giles Kingston 1847

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