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  • Well, simply because I am fond of him (we are known as the inseparables — Arcades ambo), simply because I know the immense service that he can still render to his country, the reefs from which he can steer her if he remains at the helm; out of affection, out of high regard for him, out of patriotism, I should not vote for him.

    The Guermantes Way 2003

  • "Oh! I guess I'm still able to toddle that far," remarked Elephant who was compelled to work his short legs very fast when trying to keep alongside the taller Larry; and yet these two, so unlike in almost every way, had long been known as inseparables, ready to have an occasional little spat, yet just as quick to pour oil on the troubled waters again.

    The Airplane Boys among the Clouds or, Young Aviators in a Wreck John Luther Langworthy

  • Sir John N****tt and his son, who are here called the inseparables, finish the picture upon this spot, with the exception of my old friend the jack of trumps, R*l*y, whose arch-looking visage I perceive peeping out like the first glance of a court card in the rear of a bad hand; but let him pass: the mirror of the English Spy reflects good qualities as well as bad ones, and I should not do him justice if

    The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life Robert Cruikshank 1828

  • In addition to the "inseparables," as they were often called, my former readers will recall Will Ford, the brother of Grace; his chum, Frank Haley, and another friend, Allen Washburn, now a young lawyer, with whom Betty -- but there, why should I give away Betty's little secret?

    The Outdoor Girls in a Motor Car The Haunted Mansion of Shadow Valley Laura Lee Hope

  • The four, who were known among their acquaintances as the "inseparables," had been classmates for several terms at School No. I, of Creston, from which they had graduated the previous year and were now students of the Hilltop Academy, where they were preparing for college.

    The Boy Scouts Patrol Ralph Victor

  • The girls promised to meet again next day, but this was hardly necessary, since scarcely a day passed that they were not together -- "inseparables," they had been dubbed.

    The Outdoor Girls in a Winter Camp Glorious Days on Skates and Ice Boats Laura Lee Hope

  • There were these two inseparables, together again after long and anxious separation, and both as mute as blocks, and as pale and grave of face as men arraigned for their lives.

    A Caregiver's Homage To The Very Old 2010

  • Charlotta Tuggs, just before the bustle of landing commenced; ‘we shall see you on the sands in the morning; and, as we are sure to have found lodgings before then, I hope we shall be inseparables for many weeks to come.’

    Sketches by Boz 2007

  • We were inseparables, — hunting everywhere in couples.

    The Fatal Boots 2006

  • I can see through him, I know all his affairs like the five fingers of my hand, and he feels that, and he always follows me about, we are regular inseparables.

    The Witch, and other stories 2004

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