Which novel begins with the line "Ships at a distance have every man's wish on board."?

Which novel begins with the line "The Nellie, a cruising yawl, swung to her anchor without a flutter of the sails, and was at rest."?

Which novel begins with the line "On the 24th of February, 1815, the watch-tower of Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the arrival of the three-master Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples."?

Which novel begins with the line "'The Signora had no business to do it,' said Miss Bartlett, 'no business at all.'"?

Which novel begins with the line "In my younger and more vulnerable years my father gave me some advice that I've been turning over in my mind ever since."?

Which novel begins with the line "3 May. Bistritz. --- Left Munich at 8:35 p.m, on 1st May, arriving at Vienna early next morning; should have arrived at 6:46, but train was an hour late."?

Which novel begins with the line "Robert Cohn was once middleweight boxing champion of Princeton."?

Which novel begins with the line "My father had a small state in Nottinghamshire; I was the third of five sons."?

Which novel begins with the line "It was love at first sight."?

Which novel begins with the line "There was no possibility of taking a walk that day."?

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