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id: 29617
title: The Vagrant Duke
author: Gibbs, George
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  "Peter Nichols," said the Grand Duke with a smile, "it''s as good as any "I came to see Mr. McGuire," said Peter amiably. "Mr. Nichols, Mr. McGuire," she said, and Peter entered. When Peter came into the room, Mr. McGuire closed the heavy doors of the McGuire got up and paced the floor slowly looking at Peter out of the "Aunt Tillie doesn''t know anything about McGuire," Beth said suddenly. _You_ will," said McGuire, watching Peter''s face craftily. Peter had said nothing to Beth or to Mrs. Cameron of what he had As this man saw Peter he turned his head and went down "I''ll present those facts when the time comes, Mr. McGuire," said Peter "Beth Cameron''s claim comes before his--or yours," said Peter quietly. "It looks very much, Beth," said Peter at last, with a smile, "as though "Tell him to move fast and to come to McGuire''s first," said Peter.


id: 5310
title: The Point of View
author: Glyn, Elinor
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  Stella Rawson came in with her uncle and aunt, Canon and the Honorable "He does not appear to know he is funny-looking," Stella Rawson said, hour, while Stella saw Count Roumovski come in and sit down and Count Roumovski never said a word of love to her: he treated her with "I am sure it is getting very late," said Stella Rawson, and with "I feel that is true," said Stella, thinking of her own case. "Stella is not at all like herself," Mr. Medlicott said, when she had "Look, Stella, that dreadful man is talking to Royalty!" she said. "I will try to think of it like that," said Stella, greatly moved, and "I shall just answer as I please," said Stella, and felt almost "Stella, remain for a moment, I wish to speak to you," he said in the "Oh, I wish she would come, don''t you?" Stella said.


id: 7320
title: Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute
author: Rodenbough, Theophilus F. (Theophilus Francis)
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  May 16, 1884, Lieut.-General Sir Edward Hamley, of the British Army, upon the Herat road about ten miles west of Kandahar, and there is passing by the town of Farrah, which is 230 miles from Kandahar. Pass near the city, entirely cut off the retreat to India which Another British force of twelve thousand men, under General Pollock, years in the ranks; the furlough of short-service men is passed in presence of a British officer." [Footnote: Indian Army Regulations.] _Routes_.--For operations in Afghanistan the general British base is [Footnote: The Khurd Kabul Pass is about five miles long, with the Kandahar road leads for sixty miles through the Pass--a gradual The Commander-in-chief of the Army of India, General Sir Donald M. existing between the Russian frontier and India which pass the Khusk River for some weeks a large Russian force under General General Hamley, the leading British military authority, [Footnote:


id: 41091
title: The Price of Power Being Chapters from the Secret History of the Imperial Court of Russia
author: Le Queux, William
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  "From His Imperial Majesty the Emperor," he added in Russian. "_His Imperial Majesty the Emperor commands Mr Colin Trewinnard to "And General Markoff told Your Majesty of my friendliness with Madame tell you, Uncle Colin," she added, her fine, big, dark eyes fixed upon "Certainly, Uncle Colin," she replied, opening her big eyes in surprise. "Well," he said at last, putting on his overcoat, "so long, old man. thin, middle-aged man in dark clothes lift his hand high above his head. "But what shall I do, Uncle Colin?" asked the girl, her white hands "You ask me for the truth," the informer said, "and I tell you. the young man Richard Drury, whom Her Highness had told me she had known "A secret!" said the girl, looking straight into my face. ever told Your Majesty the truth," she said, looking straight at the powerful official, Markoff, the one-time Chief of Secret Police, the man


id: 55244
title: The Prophet''s Mantle
author: Bland, Hubert
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  ''Yes, thanks,'' said Alice, hurriedly; ''and I think I would like to ''Yes,'' said Richard, looking straight at her for the first time that ''I think not,'' said Dick, shaking hands; ''I shall not be able to come.'' ''Is your brother in love with Miss Stanley?'' said Litvinoff, slowly and ''Good day,'' said the Count, shaking hands cordially. ''Good morning, Count Litvinoff,'' he said; ''can I be of any service to ''As I thought,'' said Litvinoff, as he advanced to meet Roland, and to ''I am very sorry,'' said Petrovitch, ''but I am sure poor Mrs Litvinoff ''Come in, Miss Stanley; you can do no good here,'' said Litvinoff, ''Oh, Count Litvinoff,'' she said, coming forward to meet him, ''I am ''So far as I know Mrs Litvinoff''s story,'' said Petrovitch, speaking ''Come, Roland,'' said Dick, who, knowing himself to have been in the


id: 60664
title: Pipe Dream
author: Leiber, Fritz
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  It wasn''t until the mermaid turned up in his bathtub that Simon Grue which held a sort of pent-shack, a cylindrical old water tank, and During the 1920''s, old-timers told Simon, the house had been owned by Simon that the newcomers were clearly White Russians; he could tell it curt front-sidewalk acquaintance developed and Simon came to know their Simon assured himself that he had the Stulnikov-Gurevich face. old-timers assured Simon there was a link between the water supply of So, thought Simon as he groped and strained, if the Russians were Stulnikov-Gurevich had become problematical--indeed, Simon decided that transparent pipe running between the water tank and the shack, braced on the water tank too--it was too high for Simon to see, but there Staring at the pipe again, Simon got the Ducking under the pipe where it crossed the pent-shack, Ivan picked Wind was shaking the heavy pipe over Simon''s head, tossing him back and


