purlieu

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When the contents of Hamlyn's Purlieu were sent to Christy's, Mrs. Crowley, recently widowed and without a home, had bought one or two pictures and some old chairs.

From The Explorer by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

He married the younger Miss Boulger, and on her dowry paid off the mortgages on Hamlyn's Purlieu, his own debts, and succeeded for several years in having an excellent time.

From The Explorer by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

A great fear seized her that it would be impossible to keep Hamlyn's Purlieu, and she was stricken with panic.

From The Explorer by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

Fred Allerton could see the great old elms that surrounded Hamlyn's Purlieu; and his eyes were fixed steadily upon them.

From The Explorer by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)

Hamlyn's Purlieu, a fine stone house goodly to look upon, was thus filled with Italian pictures, French cabinets of delicate workmanship, bronzes of all kinds, tapestries, and old Eastern carpets.

From The Explorer by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)