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After the fatal ambush of Lieutenant Cuff's patrol at Ust Padenga, "C"
The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Harry H. Mead
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In all the changing events of Cuff's life a collar had not figured, and it was harder to adjust himself to it than to foots of beds and meals served on plates.
The Shield of Silence George [Illustrator] Loughridge
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Then as to Cuff's methods: He is introduced to the reader with the usual air of mystery.
Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. Abraham H. Hummel 1887
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A certain doubt came up in my mind whether Sergeant Cuff's last random shot might not have hit the mark.
The Moonstone Wilkie Collins 1856
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I shook off Sergeant Cuff's arm, and, forgetting my manners, pushed by him through the door to make my own inquiries for myself.
The Moonstone Wilkie Collins 1856
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A cheque, which dropped out when I opened it, informed me (before I had mastered the contents) that Sergeant Cuff's dismissal from the inquiry after the Moonstone was now a settled thing.
The Moonstone Wilkie Collins 1856
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The first of Sergeant Cuff's prophecies of what was to happen -- namely, that I should hear from the
The Moonstone Wilkie Collins 1856
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Sergeant Cuff's dismal eyes looked me hard in the face.
The Moonstone Wilkie Collins 1856
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Cuff's eyes suddenly turn aside towards the shrubbery; and I heard him say softly to himself, "Hullo!"
The Moonstone Wilkie Collins 1856
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Early the next morning, I set forth for the little town of Dorking -- the place of Sergeant Cuff's retirement, as indicated to me by Betteredge.
The Moonstone Wilkie Collins 1856
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