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3、isstillmyhope.Thetalewaswrittenyearsagoforaparticularaudienceand(Imaysay)inrivalrywithaparticularauthor;IthinkIshoulddowelltonamehim,Mr.AlfredR.Phillips.Itwasnotwithoutitsrewardatthetime.Icouldnot,indeed,displaceMr.Phillipsfromhiswell-wonpriority;butintheeyesofreaderswhothoughtlesstha
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6、odwonderingatthesummons.Tunstallhamletatthatperiod,inthereignofoldKingHenryVI.,woremuchthesameappearanceasitwearsto-day.Ascoreorsoofhouses,heavilyframedwithoak,stoodscatteredinalonggreenvalleyascendingfromtheriver.Atthefoot,theroadcrossedabridge,andmountingontheotherside,disappearedin
7、tothefringesoftheforestonitswaytotheMoatHouse,andfurtherforthtoHolywoodAbbey.Half-wayupthevillage,thechurchstoodamongyews.Oneverysidetheslopeswerecrownedandtheviewboundedbythegreenelmsandgreeningoak-treesoftheforest.Hardbythebridge,therewasastonecrossuponaknoll,andherethegrouphadcolle
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