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In the Library The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 6.

Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark), 1863-1943; Greiffenhagen, Maurice, 1862-1931 [Illustrator]; Richards, Amy, active 1896-1918 [Illustrator]· 1 chapters· 3,607 words

The fire had burnt low in the library, for the night was wet and warm. It was now little more than a grey shell, and looked desolate. Trayton Burleigh, still hot, rose from his armchair, and turning out one of the gas-jets, took a cigar from a box on a side-table and resumed h...

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The fire had burnt low in the library, for the night was wet and warm. It was now little more than a grey shell, and looked desolate. Trayton Burleigh, still hot, rose from his...