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townsman

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At one, the whistle would blow again to call the townsmen back to work.

"Look not in that direction, my child," answered sadly the townsman of Nantes, turning around to his daughter.

The townsman contemplated for a moment in silence the beloved features of his daughter.

Bezenecq the Rich had conformed to the usage, although that good and worthy townsman was of a nature little given to strife.

He quickly pointed out Bezenecq the Rich as a townsman from whom it would be easy to extract a big ransom.

He had come to Debenham years ago, while still young, and by a mere continuance of living had grown to be an adopted townsman.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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