a door opened . . . no Emily entered at the door. . . Japp, II, pp. 92–3.
much like other people. . . Japp, II, p. 192.
Never for one moment have I doubted. . . Japp, II, p. 119.
I long for the rest of De Quincey. . . Lindop, p. 377.
Miss Smith has been cruelly treated. . . Japp, II, p. 132.
at the tail of 666 wagons. . . Japp, II, p. 142.
a vision of children. . . Japp, II, p. 132.
like a boy of fourteen. . . Japp, II, p. 305.
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