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... looked lovely , quite a picture . I pinned some roses and a bit of maiden - hair fern into her hair , and then told her to look at herself in the glass . There was one rose and a little bit of fern over , and I was going to fasten them ...
... looked lovely , quite a picture . I pinned some roses and a bit of maiden - hair fern into her hair , and then told her to look at herself in the glass . There was one rose and a little bit of fern over , and I was going to fasten them ...
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... looked simply ridiculous anywhere on my head . As I looked at myself in the glass I could not help being struck by the contrast between Jane and myself — she was so round and graceful , and I so angular and ungainly . " I wonder whether ...
... looked simply ridiculous anywhere on my head . As I looked at myself in the glass I could not help being struck by the contrast between Jane and myself — she was so round and graceful , and I so angular and ungainly . " I wonder whether ...
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... looked at him quite severely , and said , " Hush ! rude boy . Laugh not at your sister because God has made her beautiful . " Then he took hold of my hand , and put it under his arm and led me away . I still thought he was making fun of ...
... looked at him quite severely , and said , " Hush ! rude boy . Laugh not at your sister because God has made her beautiful . " Then he took hold of my hand , and put it under his arm and led me away . I still thought he was making fun of ...
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... looked at me so . When he was on the doorstep he turned back , and said— " My maiden , will you give me that rose ? " " What rose ? " I asked . I had quite forgotten . " From your hair , " he said . " Oh yes , " I answered , laughing ...
... looked at me so . When he was on the doorstep he turned back , and said— " My maiden , will you give me that rose ? " " What rose ? " I asked . I had quite forgotten . " From your hair , " he said . " Oh yes , " I answered , laughing ...
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... At first I was very shy with Laura , and looked upon her as a superior being , one to be admired but not approached a bright beautiful creature of another sphere . I. I FIND A FRIEND . A VISIT AND ITS RESULTS . FIND A FRIEND.
... At first I was very shy with Laura , and looked upon her as a superior being , one to be admired but not approached a bright beautiful creature of another sphere . I. I FIND A FRIEND . A VISIT AND ITS RESULTS . FIND A FRIEND.
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