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  • The moment Spero breathed his last, loud cries were heard throughout the house, and many voices called Spero's name.

    The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume II Jules Lermina 1877

  • When Jacopo had gone, Monte-Cristo called Spero, and bade him examine the lock to see if he could discover anything.

    The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I Jules Lermina 1877

  • "Spero," cried the count, "my darling boy, should I, your father, ensnare one hundred Frenchmen into an ambush?

    The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I Jules Lermina 1877

  • "Spero," he said, solemnly placing his hand on the boy's head, "in less than two hours you will set foot in a new world.

    The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I Jules Lermina 1877

  • "Spero," he said, turning to the child, "I shall watch over your slumbers!

    The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I Jules Lermina 1877

  • "Generation X and Y see their careers as more tenuous than their boomer parents," says Rand Spero , a Lexington, Mass.-based certified financial planner.

    Come On Gen X, Take Some Chances Veronica Dagher 2011

  • Spero Dedes grew up in New Jersey devoted to Mike Breen's broadcasts of Knicks games.

    Catching the Knicks, 1960s-Style Ben Cohen 2012

  • Spero Lucas, a 29-year-old ex-Marine who served in Iraq, is the protagonist of "The Cut" Little, Brown, 292 pages, $25.99 , a lean, swift, atmospheric detective novel, the first book in a projected series by George Pelecanos.

    Soldiering On When Trouble Breaks Out Tom Nolan 2011

  • Mr. Spero also works with a boomer father and his Generation X daughter who are both doctors.

    Come On Gen X, Take Some Chances Veronica Dagher 2011

  • The more conservative mind-set is a big shift from what Mr. Spero heard from boomer clients in the '80s and '90s.

    Come On Gen X, Take Some Chances Veronica Dagher 2011

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