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... wish you would go into the air for a little time , now that Theo is here ; she can do all I wish for me , you look so tired . ' ' I think I had best perhaps go and see after baby , ' said Mrs. Astley , he seems to be crying a great deal ...
... wish you would go into the air for a little time , now that Theo is here ; she can do all I wish for me , you look so tired . ' ' I think I had best perhaps go and see after baby , ' said Mrs. Astley , he seems to be crying a great deal ...
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... wish I had told you , ' said Theodora . ' It must have been a fearful shock . ' tears . ' A fearful shock ! ' echoed Mrs. Astley , bursting into ' How little you can understand the feelings of a warm - hearted person ! You never had ...
... wish I had told you , ' said Theodora . ' It must have been a fearful shock . ' tears . ' A fearful shock ! ' echoed Mrs. Astley , bursting into ' How little you can understand the feelings of a warm - hearted person ! You never had ...
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... wish I had died with you . ' Theodora did not know that some one had followed her very shortly . Her brothers had heard her pass their room , and had wondered who it could be wandering about the house at that time of night . Alfred ...
... wish I had died with you . ' Theodora did not know that some one had followed her very shortly . Her brothers had heard her pass their room , and had wondered who it could be wandering about the house at that time of night . Alfred ...
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... wish you had died , even if you were lonely in the world ? ' ' I should wish it now , but for you , ' said Theodora . Good Effect of Alfred's Words . 17 " Then I 16 Theodora .
... wish you had died , even if you were lonely in the world ? ' ' I should wish it now , but for you , ' said Theodora . Good Effect of Alfred's Words . 17 " Then I 16 Theodora .
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... wish people would recollect that their bodies are given them in charge as well as their souls and their minds ; but there are a great many really good people in the world who seem to think of themselves as simply souls , and nothing ...
... wish people would recollect that their bodies are given them in charge as well as their souls and their minds ; but there are a great many really good people in the world who seem to think of themselves as simply souls , and nothing ...
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