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... soon as her education was complete . The death of their father -a London merchant - their last remaining parent , had left her without a home ; and she had devoted herself to the care of this invalid brother with a steady perseverance ...
... soon as her education was complete . The death of their father -a London merchant - their last remaining parent , had left her without a home ; and she had devoted herself to the care of this invalid brother with a steady perseverance ...
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... soon be gone , ' sighed Richard with a quivering lip . Edward durst not trust himself to speak ; Tom's head was resting on the kind clergyman's shoulder . So the boys watched the disappearance of the packet . ' The Almighty grant them a ...
... soon be gone , ' sighed Richard with a quivering lip . Edward durst not trust himself to speak ; Tom's head was resting on the kind clergyman's shoulder . So the boys watched the disappearance of the packet . ' The Almighty grant them a ...
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... soon as the introduction was over , Mr. Talbot sent the boys off to wash their hands . ' Come , be off now , and tidy yourself . Probably , with your particular uncle and aunt , that will be- come one of the positive duties of life ...
... soon as the introduction was over , Mr. Talbot sent the boys off to wash their hands . ' Come , be off now , and tidy yourself . Probably , with your particular uncle and aunt , that will be- come one of the positive duties of life ...
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... soon recovering from their sorrow at parting with Dobbs , in eager curiosity at what was to come . For he had only returned with the family to England , for the sake of the passage home . He was not an old servant ; so , though in the ...
... soon recovering from their sorrow at parting with Dobbs , in eager curiosity at what was to come . For he had only returned with the family to England , for the sake of the passage home . He was not an old servant ; so , though in the ...
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... Soon the road turned sharp round a corner , and the low green gate of The Refuge stood before them . It stood open , and in they drove . The carriage- drive wound round the front , just outside the lawn , and , despite their alarm ...
... Soon the road turned sharp round a corner , and the low green gate of The Refuge stood before them . It stood open , and in they drove . The carriage- drive wound round the front , just outside the lawn , and , despite their alarm ...
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