Holbury

Holbury, too, who was reputed to be of jealous tendency, seemed to regard him unfavorably and took no great pains to affect cordiality.

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A moment later the two servants were assisting Holbury to his motor, one of them nursing a closed and blackened eye on his own account as a badge of over-impetuous loyalty; and most of that night, while Marian Holbury lay groaning on the couch, Stuart Farquaharson sat before his empty hearth with eyes which did not close.

The Tyranny of Weakness Charles Neville Buck 1904

"You don't have to go on with Holbury if you choose to leave him, but this is the one place of all others for you to avoid."

The Tyranny of Weakness Charles Neville Buck 1904

After that he turned to face Holbury and addressed him with a quietness which the glitter in his eye contradicted.

The Tyranny of Weakness Charles Neville Buck 1904

The Holbury divorce suit, after filling advance columns of spicy print, was awarded with a sealed record and Farquaharson was given no opportunity to tell his story to the public.

The Tyranny of Weakness Charles Neville Buck 1904

Had he been cautious he would not have selected one within two miles of the Holbury country house, yet the fact was that

The Tyranny of Weakness Charles Neville Buck 1904

Waterside Sports & Social Club, 179-181 Long Lane, Holbury, Southampton on Tuesday 26 January starting at 7. 00pm when there will be an introduction to NCI.

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"Of course, in your indignation against that brute Holbury, you momentarily thought of me with contrasting emotion.

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