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  • That seemed the end; and we were going crestfallenly away when the officer of the day came out and allowed us to make his acquaintance.

    Literature and Life (Complete) William Dean Howells 1878

  • That seemed the end; and we were going crestfallenly away when the officer of the day came out and allowed us to make his acquaintance.

    Spanish Prisoners of War (from Literature and Life) William Dean Howells 1878

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