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... hand to lead her over the house , said she hoped they should be good friends . Laura's heart bounded at the word " friends , " and , feeling that she loved Miss Henrietta already , she began her walk through the house almost joyfully ...
... hand to lead her over the house , said she hoped they should be good friends . Laura's heart bounded at the word " friends , " and , feeling that she loved Miss Henrietta already , she began her walk through the house almost joyfully ...
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... hand , and lead her to her bed- room , where she went to bed , and where , in a short time , being overcome by excitement , she fell asleep . When Henrietta retired herself , some hours afterwards , she looked with deep interest at the ...
... hand , and lead her to her bed- room , where she went to bed , and where , in a short time , being overcome by excitement , she fell asleep . When Henrietta retired herself , some hours afterwards , she looked with deep interest at the ...
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... hand more firmly . Miss Hen- rietta could not , however , devote any more time exclusively to one pupil , and beckoning one of the girls to her , she said to Laura , " This is Sophy Morison , a young lady who has been here several years ...
... hand more firmly . Miss Hen- rietta could not , however , devote any more time exclusively to one pupil , and beckoning one of the girls to her , she said to Laura , " This is Sophy Morison , a young lady who has been here several years ...
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... hand affectionately , for she felt sympathy with her , and sympathy is near akin to love , if indeed it is not love itself ; and they both looked timidly at Sophy , whose superior knowledge gave her dignity in their eyes . Sophy was ...
... hand affectionately , for she felt sympathy with her , and sympathy is near akin to love , if indeed it is not love itself ; and they both looked timidly at Sophy , whose superior knowledge gave her dignity in their eyes . Sophy was ...
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... hands , and walked away disgusted . It was , however , a great mystery to Laura how these children , who were certainly doing what was wrong , were never found out ; while she was punished every day . She puzzled it over and over in her ...
... hands , and walked away disgusted . It was , however , a great mystery to Laura how these children , who were certainly doing what was wrong , were never found out ; while she was punished every day . She puzzled it over and over in her ...
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