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The Virginians

CHAPTER I
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"Grandfather, do you hear this?
His honour is Colonel Esmond's grandson that used to send you tobacco, and his honour have come all the way from Virginia." "To see you, Lockwood," says the young man, "and the family.

I only set foot on English ground yesterday, and my first visit is for home.

I may see the house, though the family are from home ?" Molly dared to say Mrs.
Barker would let his honour see the house, and Harry Warrington made his way across the court, seeming to know the place as well as if he had been born there, Miss Molly thought, who followed, accompanied by Mr.
Gumbo making her a profusion of polite bows and speeches..


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