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... stories ; isn't it , Mamma ? " " Yes , my dear , " said Mamma ; and she would no doubt have held forth a long argument for morality in general , had she not been seated in a comfortable arm - chair , by a warm fire , feeling dozily ...
... stories ; isn't it , Mamma ? " " Yes , my dear , " said Mamma ; and she would no doubt have held forth a long argument for morality in general , had she not been seated in a comfortable arm - chair , by a warm fire , feeling dozily ...
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... stories . here ; you will sleep where Miss Thornton does , and she will take your place here . ” Laura said nothing . " Still sullen , " thought Hen- rietta ; " what a dreadful child this is ; I never was so much deceived . " It was ...
... stories . here ; you will sleep where Miss Thornton does , and she will take your place here . ” Laura said nothing . " Still sullen , " thought Hen- rietta ; " what a dreadful child this is ; I never was so much deceived . " It was ...
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... story ; and then Ellen said it was very wicked to tell falsehoods , but that God would forgive her if she forgave those who were unkind and unjust to her , and then they knelt down and said the Lord's Prayer together , and Ellen took ...
... story ; and then Ellen said it was very wicked to tell falsehoods , but that God would forgive her if she forgave those who were unkind and unjust to her , and then they knelt down and said the Lord's Prayer together , and Ellen took ...
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... stories they had read . One evening while they were doing this , they were disturbed by Phanor , who began to whine , and to lick Lilla's face and hands all over . They thought at first she was only asleep , but as the dog still ...
... stories they had read . One evening while they were doing this , they were disturbed by Phanor , who began to whine , and to lick Lilla's face and hands all over . They thought at first she was only asleep , but as the dog still ...
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... stories for anything , you know , dear . " " Oh ! how kind , how good you are ! " said the child , throwing her arms round Grace's neck . Grace kissed her affectionately , and then said , " Now go into the school - room , and don't cry ...
... stories for anything , you know , dear . " " Oh ! how kind , how good you are ! " said the child , throwing her arms round Grace's neck . Grace kissed her affectionately , and then said , " Now go into the school - room , and don't cry ...
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