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... hope better things of you . And now I will go and look up Alfred and Bob , and take them home with me . ' Mr. Morgan left the room without any further words , leaving Theodora standing in the same position she had been in throughout ...
... hope better things of you . And now I will go and look up Alfred and Bob , and take them home with me . ' Mr. Morgan left the room without any further words , leaving Theodora standing in the same position she had been in throughout ...
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... hope with all my heart you will ; but your going about London by yourself on foot is simply impossible , and your proposal shows what a little country bumpkin you are . I must , I suppose , give up the time to see you safely through ...
... hope with all my heart you will ; but your going about London by yourself on foot is simply impossible , and your proposal shows what a little country bumpkin you are . I must , I suppose , give up the time to see you safely through ...
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... hope you will carry through life . It is a mistake into which many people fall - especially young people like you , although I know some old people just as bad - that of indifference to one's own health . I believe that there are some ...
... hope you will carry through life . It is a mistake into which many people fall - especially young people like you , although I know some old people just as bad - that of indifference to one's own health . I believe that there are some ...
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... hope . ' ' Well , I'll just tell you what they are going to do with you , then , ' said Gertrude . ' I heard mamma and Miss Theo talking about it ; they are always having confabs now . They are going to write to Uncle William about ...
... hope . ' ' Well , I'll just tell you what they are going to do with you , then , ' said Gertrude . ' I heard mamma and Miss Theo talking about it ; they are always having confabs now . They are going to write to Uncle William about ...
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... hope that the discipline of school will put her in order . And now , about Theo . ' Mrs. Astley smiled as Mr. Morgan asked the question , for this was a pleasanter subject than the last . ' I suppose there is nothing for Theo , poor ...
... hope that the discipline of school will put her in order . And now , about Theo . ' Mrs. Astley smiled as Mr. Morgan asked the question , for this was a pleasanter subject than the last . ' I suppose there is nothing for Theo , poor ...
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