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... playing and singing out of school . I hate music . That girl sitting on a stool alone , trying to learn her lesson , is a very stupid good - natured girl . " " Do you think good - natured girls are always stupid ? " asked Laura . 66 ...
... playing and singing out of school . I hate music . That girl sitting on a stool alone , trying to learn her lesson , is a very stupid good - natured girl . " " Do you think good - natured girls are always stupid ? " asked Laura . 66 ...
Page 20
... play , which request being granted , out they went , and played till dinner - time , and then played again till the end of that day ; but play was a dreary thing , when there was only one light heart amongst the three , and both Laura ...
... play , which request being granted , out they went , and played till dinner - time , and then played again till the end of that day ; but play was a dreary thing , when there was only one light heart amongst the three , and both Laura ...
Page 30
... playing , the little girl had come up to console her friend . Laura opened her arms to her , and wept again afresh on her neck : but the tears this time were of a very different nature to what they had been before , they seemed quite to ...
... playing , the little girl had come up to console her friend . Laura opened her arms to her , and wept again afresh on her neck : but the tears this time were of a very different nature to what they had been before , they seemed quite to ...
Page 38
... play - hours she sat alone in the corner of the room , and looked sullenly and angrily on every one . Julia stood by her , but said nothing . And then at night , when they were all going to prayers again , and to sing the Evening Hymn ...
... play - hours she sat alone in the corner of the room , and looked sullenly and angrily on every one . Julia stood by her , but said nothing . And then at night , when they were all going to prayers again , and to sing the Evening Hymn ...
Page 40
... play- ing such divine music , that Laura thought if she was not a real angel she must be the nearest approach to one on earth , and perfectly good . So Laura stole out of her hiding - place , crept to Ellen's side , and then hid her ...
... play- ing such divine music , that Laura thought if she was not a real angel she must be the nearest approach to one on earth , and perfectly good . So Laura stole out of her hiding - place , crept to Ellen's side , and then hid her ...
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