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Confidence

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

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Early
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April
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Bernard
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Longueville
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It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.
Here, indeed, it took the shape of authentic information.
Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.
During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.
Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.
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Confidence

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of Confidence is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.
Line 2
Here, indeed, it took the shape of authentic information.
Line 3
Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.
Line 4
During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.
Line 5
Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.
All words in this reading · 84

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a

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

acquired

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

all

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

Among

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

an

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

and

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

appearance

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

appreciable

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

as

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

at

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

authentic

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From this reading Here, indeed, it took the shape of authentic information.

awaiting

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

banker's

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been

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

Bernard

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

communication

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

consistency

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

cordial

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

correspondence

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

delayed

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

direct

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

distant

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

During

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

earlier

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

East

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

found

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

four

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

frequent

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

friend

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

from

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

Gordon

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

had

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

have

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

he

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

Here

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From this reading Here, indeed, it took the shape of authentic information.

hero

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

him

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

his

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

I

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

if

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

in

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

indeed

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From this reading Here, indeed, it took the shape of authentic information.

information

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From this reading Here, indeed, it took the shape of authentic information.

It

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

just

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

letters

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

little

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

mentioned

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

missives

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

news

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

not

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

number

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

of

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From this reading Here, indeed, it took the shape of authentic information.

on

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

or

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

our

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

overtaken

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

Paris

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

previous

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

punctual

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

reached

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

received

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

return

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

rumor

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

shape

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From this reading Here, indeed, it took the shape of authentic information.

short

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

that

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

the

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

this

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

Three

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

till

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

time

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

to

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

took

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From this reading Here, indeed, it took the shape of authentic information.

trusted

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

trusting

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

two

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

voluminous

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

wanderings

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From this reading Three or four short letters had overtaken him in his wanderings--letters as cordial, to all appearance, if not as voluminous, as the punctual missives of an earlier time.

was

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From this reading It was not till our hero reached Paris, on his return from the distant East, that the rumor I have just mentioned acquired an appreciable consistency.

which

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

with

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.

Wright

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From this reading Among a number of delayed letters which had been awaiting him at his banker’s he found a communication from Gordon Wright.

year

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From this reading During the previous year or two his correspondence with this trusted--and trusting--friend had not been frequent, and Bernard had received little direct news of him.