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A Tale of Two Choices
By Dick Charlsens... |
02/24/04 |
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In the work house the clocks were chiming twelve. ... |
02/24/04 |
503 |
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The orphans were given permission to shuffle into ... |
02/24/04 |
257 |
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Fat Brenda dragged herself into the chill room and... |
02/24/04 |
255 |
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Tonight was the night of the Ball. Edmund Withenst... |
02/24/04 |
661 |
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"Good Evening Charles. What can I do for you?"
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02/24/04 |
274 |
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"M-mister Withenstrop," the maid stammered, flushi... |
02/24/04 |
446 |
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"I don't believe you," Noah growled and held out h... |
02/24/04 |
188 |
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Noah grabbed the locket from Dorothea.
"You lit... |
02/24/04 |
266 |
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Dorothea looked down and continued with her sewing... |
02/25/04 |
138 |
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Dorothea got to her feet, knowing all eyes were on... |
02/25/04 |
191 |
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"But Mister Withenstrop..." pleaded the maid.
"... |
02/25/04 |
350 |
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"Very well then," grumbled Edmund and left the mai... |
02/25/04 |
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Charles took a gulp of the brandy kept in Edmund's... |
02/25/04 |
208 |
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"Sorry old chap, I have to get ready for the Ball,... |
02/25/04 |
171 |
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Tentatively and with a hint of shame, Caroline kis... |
02/26/04 |
323 |
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Edmund followed the maid out, asking her to come b... |
02/26/04 |
189 |
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Princess Amelia was the third daughter of the Quee... |
02/26/04 |
320 |
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"Peter?" asked Edmund.
"Well do you have any ot... |
02/26/04 |
244 |
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The watch had an inscription in looped writing say... |
02/26/04 |
183 |
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"Look at the watch Charles, see how it swings, for... |
02/26/04 |
147 |
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Edmund thought this was unusual. Watches were for ... |
02/27/04 |
143 |
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Now Edmund could not remember an ancestor with thi... |
02/27/04 |
139 |
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"Hrrmph" growled Noah, "Very well - now go stand i... |
02/27/04 |
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"Greetings sister, look what I have brought with m... |
02/27/04 |
148 |
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Mr Trystell was an old man. He had married Noah an... |
02/27/04 |
128 |
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Dorothea quickly put down her sewing and scuttled ... |
02/27/04 |
115 |
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"What," gasped Dorothea, "how? I was told that she... |
02/27/04 |
115 |
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"I want you to deliver this package to Jeremiah Ke... |
02/27/04 |
144 |
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Dorothea went to Brenda's room and took the hair b... |
02/27/04 |
241 |
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"This way, my lover," Dark Annie beckoned. Dorothe... |
03/05/04 |
105 |
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"And is your cousin as delightful as you?" asked E... |
03/08/04 |
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"I cannot do that, Caroline. My parents are in dir... |
03/08/04 |
237 |
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With those words, Lady Withenstrop handed Edmund a... |
03/08/04 |
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"But surely that will be impossible Mother. Every ... |
03/08/04 |
203 |
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An hour later, there was a crash of music as "God ... |
03/08/04 |
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At that moment the front doors of Loxley Manor bur... |
03/08/04 |
141 |
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"No, I have not heard of an uncle Alfred either, b... |
03/08/04 |
153 |
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"Well, I'm sure he was some relation," said Edmund... |
03/09/04 |
146 |
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"When I clap my hands, you will awake and not reme... |
03/09/04 |
122 |
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Edmund recognised the servant as Tom, the underfoo... |
03/09/04 |
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Edmund rushed downstairs to greet his parent's old... |
03/09/04 |
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"Never mention that name in my presence," thundere... |
03/09/04 |
117 |
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With trembling hands, Dorothea opened the locket. ... |
03/09/04 |
148 |
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Jane turned red with anger. Dorothea had never see... |
03/11/04 |
127 |
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"That's it, long firm strokes, all the way down my... |
03/11/04 |
153 |
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Dorothea took the hair brush and went slowly to Br... |
03/11/04 |
153 |
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Dorothea did not like the look or smell of Dark An... |
03/11/04 |
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"This locket means a great deal to me and I though... |
03/12/04 |
115 |
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"You thief. Get out." With this Mr Trystell physic... |
03/12/04 |
108 |
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Dorothea and Jane ran to the kitchen to see what t... |
03/12/04 |
95 |
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Dorothea and Jane had spent nights whispering abou... |
03/15/04 |
99 |
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Jane held out the paper, which had written on it i... |
03/15/04 |
106 |
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"What did Mr Trystall do then?" asked Dorothea.
... |
03/15/04 |
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Dorothea's nimble fingers quickly unwrapped the st... |
03/23/04 |
116 |
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Dorothea knew the way to Holborn but was less well... |
04/01/04 |
119 |
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Caroline let Edmund go, promising that she would h... |
04/01/04 |
189 |
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Caroline was not the naive blushing maid that she ... |
04/02/04 |
220 |
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"Attack. Attack. Help me. Help," screamed Caroline... |
04/02/04 |
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"Oh sir, you are too unkind," whimpered Caroline a... |
04/02/04 |
206 |
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Princess Amelia had arrived. She was accompanied b... |
04/05/04 |
187 |
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"Greetings young sir," the man said in a heavy Ita... |
04/05/04 |
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No sooner had Edmund reached the bottom step than ... |
04/06/04 |
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"Charlotte," cried Edmund extending his hand to Mi... |
04/06/04 |
134 |
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Edmund was struck by this woman's beauty. Her hair... |
04/08/04 |
134 |
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"Married" echoed Lady Withenstrop with characteris... |
04/08/04 |
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Lady Withenstrop turned pale, gasped "No" and prom... |
04/10/04 |
138 |
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Edmund stood on his tiptoes to reach up for the pa... |
04/10/04 |
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Edmund and Charles ran up to the library to speak ... |
04/10/04 |
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Judith Prendagast overheard Brown's remark and scr... |
04/10/04 |
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Edmund turned white. "Did she give her name?" he c... |
04/22/04 |
127 |
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There was no choice for Dorothea. She could not ad... |
01/10/05 |
112 |
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Dorothea rattled the door as hard as she could and... |
01/11/05 |
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I have saved myself a journey then," declared Doro... |
01/14/05 |
99 |
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Dorothea was relieved to have an excuse not to ent... |
01/19/05 |
90 |
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Dorothea had heard stories about young girls being... |
01/20/05 |
112 |
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"I am a chemist by trade, and I could not help but... |
01/21/05 |
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"She did not trust you. She knew that you would lo... |
01/24/05 |
97 |
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"Dorothea, if you leave this room, you will be pun... |
01/25/05 |
90 |
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"Who is to confront Mr. Trystell directly, Dorothe... |
01/27/05 |
84 |
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Jane grabbed the letter from the floor where it la... |
02/02/05 |
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Trystell took the letter with alarming speed and r... |
02/04/05 |
87 |
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Jane limped towards the Lavendar Seller, attracted... |
02/09/05 |
116 |
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"This is violence and madness," scolded Jane. "You... |
02/10/05 |
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"Here's the plan. We find Noah and the Master, wre... |
02/11/05 |
82 |
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"You, girl, are a lier and a thief. You told me th... |
02/23/05 |
108 |
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Dorothea looked curiously at this debonaire young ... |
03/14/05 |
136 |
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Dorothea had heard that when lost, one should alwa... |
11/03/06 |
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