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And Carstairs is known for her opposition because she's afraid that women's rights might be jeopardized by the Accord and nobody will help her to change her mind on that.
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But the end of the story takes place far back in time, when Louisa arrives as a young woman in the town Munro calls Carstairs, describing her wish to forget her past and her hopes for the future:
The Lamp in the Mausoleum Lurie, Alison 2006
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" Carstairs" lip curled disdainfully at the miserable figure.
Best Detective Stories Hare, Cyril, 1900-1958 1959
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"Carstairs," he said, "I'm going to get a wounded man out there.
The Hosts of the Air 1890
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Worse, this appears to have inspired cases such as that of a child rapist, secure in Carstairs these last 20 years or so, who has lobbied to have an assortment of well-known confectionery brands on his daily menu.
Think Diouf is vile? Listen to the fans | Kevin McKenna 2011
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Carstairs' wife, the mysterious foreign adventuress.
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He shot a teacher dead in her classroom (in front of her pupils), was committed to Carstairs (the Scottish state hospital) from where he escaped, in the process murdering a nurse, a police officer and a member of the public with an axe.
Killer Free On Shopping Spree « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Slim Carstairs snapped his fingers, trying to think of it.
Presley of the FBI Jeff Swanson 2011
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Audio Fiction @ RevCast Fiction: "3: 06pm London, England" by Neil Carstairs, read by Matthew Bey.
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The horses disappeared around one of the buildings, and Carstairs shook his head.
WHEN THE HEAVENS FALL GILBERT MORRIS 2010
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