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The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale
The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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THE JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS.
We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.
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The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Master of Ballantrae: A Winter's Tale is here in full — 350 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS.
Line 2
We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.
Line 3
At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.
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The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.
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I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.”

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a

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

Albany

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

an

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

and

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

apart

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

appearance

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

as

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

At

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

autumn

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

be

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

beautified

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

blind

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

but

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

by

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

chamber

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

colours

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

communicated

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

could

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

cunning

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

daily

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

design

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

do

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

document

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

fine

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

five

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

for

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

found

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

four

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

from

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

grateful

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

had

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

he

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

hills

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

hold

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

host

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

Hudson

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

I

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

importance

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

IN

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From this reading THE JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS.

inn

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

it

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

JOURNEY

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From this reading THE JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS.

lord

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

made

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

many

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

me

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

measures

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

my

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

necessary

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

news

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

nor

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

not

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

of

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

on

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

or

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

our

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

own

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

papers

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

politeness

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

pressing

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

prisoner

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

private

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

prosperous

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

residence

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

river

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

scrolls

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

see

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

set

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

should

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

side

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

singularly

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

so

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

some

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

submitted

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

such

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

that

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

THE

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From this reading THE JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS.

to

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

took

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

town

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From this reading I submitted in appearance; but I took private measures on my own side, and had the news of the town communicated to me daily by the politeness of our host.

transact

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

up

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

upon

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

voyage

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

was

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

We

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

weather

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

what

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

where

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From this reading At Albany we had our residence at an inn, where I was not so blind and my lord not so cunning but what I could see he had some design to hold me prisoner.

WILDERNESS

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From this reading THE JOURNEY IN THE WILDERNESS.

with

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From this reading We made a prosperous voyage up that fine river of the Hudson, the weather grateful, the hills singularly beautified with the colours of the autumn.

work

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From this reading The work he found for me to do was not so pressing that we should transact it apart from necessary papers in the chamber of an inn; nor was it of such importance that I should be set upon as many as four or five scrolls of the same document.

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