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... gone , before her mother fully comprehended the extent of the sacrifice she had made . She Mrs. Cecil , the lady under whose care Laura was placed , was a stranger to the Mervilles . had resided in a remote part of the country , and ...
... gone , before her mother fully comprehended the extent of the sacrifice she had made . She Mrs. Cecil , the lady under whose care Laura was placed , was a stranger to the Mervilles . had resided in a remote part of the country , and ...
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... , which was the more painful , because it showed her interest in Laura was gone , the poor child went with a swelling heart to her own room , and there burst into a flood of tears , and then threw 28 LAURA MERVILLE .
... , which was the more painful , because it showed her interest in Laura was gone , the poor child went with a swelling heart to her own room , and there burst into a flood of tears , and then threw 28 LAURA MERVILLE .
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... gone , even though that person be a child , nothing seems too bad for them to do . " 66 ' Well , in that case , I think you had better not have such a dangerous person in your room any longer , " said Sarah , rather sarcastically . " I ...
... gone , even though that person be a child , nothing seems too bad for them to do . " 66 ' Well , in that case , I think you had better not have such a dangerous person in your room any longer , " said Sarah , rather sarcastically . " I ...
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... gone to bed . Laura recognised her directly , but still she thought she looked very like an angel mourning . She was naturally very fair , and being now dressed entirely in black , it made her seem still fairer ; and then she looked so ...
... gone to bed . Laura recognised her directly , but still she thought she looked very like an angel mourning . She was naturally very fair , and being now dressed entirely in black , it made her seem still fairer ; and then she looked so ...
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... gone ; but still they looked forward to them most anxiously , wishing to see as much of Lilla as they possibly could . Their journey home this time was most different from all the others . It was bitterly cold , and the snow was on the ...
... gone ; but still they looked forward to them most anxiously , wishing to see as much of Lilla as they possibly could . Their journey home this time was most different from all the others . It was bitterly cold , and the snow was on the ...
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