There was a piece of ornamental water immediately below the parapet, o…

Charles Dickens
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There was a piece of ornamental water immediately below the parapet, on the other side, into which Mr. James Harthouse had a very strong inclination to pitch Mr. Thomas Gradgrind Junior. ✨ Charles Dickens Hard Times, W. W. Norton & Company
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