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... leaves home for the Naval College - Theodora visits her father's grave - Little Edith , CHAPTER XI . Prospect House - Mrs . Toogood - Things do not appear very cheerful - Theodora taken to the schoolroom - Summoned to the drawing - room ...
... leaves home for the Naval College - Theodora visits her father's grave - Little Edith , CHAPTER XI . Prospect House - Mrs . Toogood - Things do not appear very cheerful - Theodora taken to the schoolroom - Summoned to the drawing - room ...
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... leaves the house , but Georgey will follow - He is left in the barn - His last appeal to Gertrude - Mrs . Astley is startled in the quiet night by an alarming apparition , PAGE 239 247 256 262 269 278 Contents . CHAPTER XXXVI . Poor Mrs ...
... leaves the house , but Georgey will follow - He is left in the barn - His last appeal to Gertrude - Mrs . Astley is startled in the quiet night by an alarming apparition , PAGE 239 247 256 262 269 278 Contents . CHAPTER XXXVI . Poor Mrs ...
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... leave of absence , xi PAGE 286 293 300 310 CHAPTER XL . Gertrude's strange reception of her sister ; her despairing con- demnation of herself - A mother's love - Theodora is left alone with Edith - The gravestone - Theodora makes the ...
... leave of absence , xi PAGE 286 293 300 310 CHAPTER XL . Gertrude's strange reception of her sister ; her despairing con- demnation of herself - A mother's love - Theodora is left alone with Edith - The gravestone - Theodora makes the ...
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... leaving Theodora standing in the same position she had been in throughout their interview , with her hand leaning upon her father's writing - table . She could only think of one sentence her father was dying ! A moment afterwards the ...
... leaving Theodora standing in the same position she had been in throughout their interview , with her hand leaning upon her father's writing - table . She could only think of one sentence her father was dying ! A moment afterwards the ...
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... leave whatever she was doing , in order to answer the multifarious polite inquiries , and appeals from the poor , thus adding very considerably indeed to her work . ' Here , cook , do ' ee mind the bell , whiles I go out with the ...
... leave whatever she was doing , in order to answer the multifarious polite inquiries , and appeals from the poor , thus adding very considerably indeed to her work . ' Here , cook , do ' ee mind the bell , whiles I go out with the ...
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