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But in the meantime, sir, no false pride; we must stay with our friends; we must sponge a while on Papa Van Tromp, who has sponged so often upon us.”
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI by Robert Louis Stevenson
But in the meantime, sir, no false pride; we must stay with our friends; we must sponge a while on Papa Van Tromp, who has sponged so often upon us.'
From Tales and Fantasies by Robert Louis Stevenson
When she has sponged his arm with excessive tenderness, she brings a cambric handkerchief, and, tearing it into strips, winds it round and round the torn flesh.
From Portia or By Passions Rocked by Duchess
