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There had come to him a letter , in a girlish hand — a firm plain hand ( no fear there ) : I will put Have the goodness to receive me . you in a condition to render a great service to France . ( There was splendid irony in that last . ) ...
There had come to him a letter , in a girlish hand — a firm plain hand ( no fear there ) : I will put Have the goodness to receive me . you in a condition to render a great service to France . ( There was splendid irony in that last . ) ...
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War he displeased his subjects by putting the tax collection in the hands of French officials , who went after the ... with one hand grinding away for dear life at a coffeemill held between his knees , while with the other hand he was ...
War he displeased his subjects by putting the tax collection in the hands of French officials , who went after the ... with one hand grinding away for dear life at a coffeemill held between his knees , while with the other hand he was ...
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He despised everybody but his fighting men , and met a despicable fate at the hands of one of them , Martial , who stabbed him ... His moment of absolute submission was at hand— " a fearful thing , " he murmured , in the hearing of his ...
He despised everybody but his fighting men , and met a despicable fate at the hands of one of them , Martial , who stabbed him ... His moment of absolute submission was at hand— " a fearful thing , " he murmured , in the hearing of his ...
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