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Temple compared her Highness's language to the running out of Captain Welsh's chaincable, and my father's replies to the hauling in: his sentences were short, they sounded like manful protestations; I barely noticed them.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete George Meredith 1868
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Temple compared her Highness's language to the running out of Captain Welsh's chaincable, and my father's replies to the hauling in: his sentences were short, they sounded like manful protestations; I barely noticed them.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868
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Welsh's chaincable, and my father's replies to the hauling in: his sentences were short, they sounded like manful protestations; I barely noticed them.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 3 George Meredith 1868
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