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The first was James Tilley Matthews, former tea-broker in Leadenhall Street and self-confessed spy.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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The first was James Tilley Matthews, former tea-broker in Leadenhall Street and self-confessed spy.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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The first was James Tilley Matthews, former tea-broker in Leadenhall Street and self-confessed spy.
Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008
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He was a tea-broker, and his fortunes fluctuated greatly, but he was by nature too optimistic to put money aside in prosperous phases.
Burmese Days 2002
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The last new "chop" had been carefully tasted and the leaf inspected, and I was wondering whether the price asked by the tea-man would show a profit over the latest quotations from London and New York, when my speculations were disturbed by the entrance of my friend Charley, followed by Akong, well known as the most influential tea-broker in the Oopack province.
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On Monday, he casually asked of a tea-broker, an acquaintance, if he knew of any one in H----.
The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer 1870
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At their entrance the eccentric figure of the tea-broker caused a general movement of recognition among the congregation; but Francis, ~130~~nothing abashed, was proceeding up the aisle with his cash instead of prayer-book in his hand, when his attention was arrested by the clergyman's text, 'Paul we know, and Silas we know, but who art thou?'
The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life Robert Cruikshank 1828
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The Italian store-owner is sipping a cup of fine Sri Lankan tea, which he discovered while visiting a friend in Russia, who imported the tea from a Middle Eastern tea-broker.
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"You have no idea of business, _mon cher ami_" -- (I-- a successful tea-broker of twenty-five years 'standing!
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol William John Locke 1896
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