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... and as quietly as possible , remain- ing standing while Mrs. Cecil and Laura passed through . Laura felt her heart sink again at this unnatural quietude . " This will never do for me , " thought she , " I have often made much more 9 ...
... and as quietly as possible , remain- ing standing while Mrs. Cecil and Laura passed through . Laura felt her heart sink again at this unnatural quietude . " This will never do for me , " thought she , " I have often made much more 9 ...
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... felt the full extent of her desolation . She looked round her in despair , she saw no familiar face , she heard no well - known voice , and , sinking on the sofa , she hid her face in the pillow , and gave way to a burst of grief . For ...
... felt the full extent of her desolation . She looked round her in despair , she saw no familiar face , she heard no well - known voice , and , sinking on the sofa , she hid her face in the pillow , and gave way to a burst of grief . For ...
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... felt even more acutely than before her forlorn situation ; the effect , how- ever , was now quite different . She could not cry any more , for she was quite exhausted ; and , with a pale face and red eyes , she suffered Miss Henri- etta ...
... felt even more acutely than before her forlorn situation ; the effect , how- ever , was now quite different . She could not cry any more , for she was quite exhausted ; and , with a pale face and red eyes , she suffered Miss Henri- etta ...
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... felt cold ; the fire was out , and had the wretched appearance always presented by cold cinders and ashes in a grate ; and Laura , who had not the least idea how to dress herself , felt so miserable , that she was going to sit down and ...
... felt cold ; the fire was out , and had the wretched appearance always presented by cold cinders and ashes in a grate ; and Laura , who had not the least idea how to dress herself , felt so miserable , that she was going to sit down and ...
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... felt better , as she was more satisfied with herself . The servant who answered the bell , was the person whose business it was to dress and mend the clothes of the little ones ; but as Laura was nearly nine years old , and tall of her ...
... felt better , as she was more satisfied with herself . The servant who answered the bell , was the person whose business it was to dress and mend the clothes of the little ones ; but as Laura was nearly nine years old , and tall of her ...
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