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... Nesta , " I said . " You shall sit on my knee , and I will tell you all about Evelina and the Broughtons . " The rest of the evening passed in our usual inter- minable talk , but the wistful expression did not leave Nesta's face ; and ...
... Nesta , " I said . " You shall sit on my knee , and I will tell you all about Evelina and the Broughtons . " The rest of the evening passed in our usual inter- minable talk , but the wistful expression did not leave Nesta's face ; and ...
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... Nesta from that evening . The contrast in our looks , which might possibly have been a cause of division , became , from that time , a new bond of union . I could not be jealous of the admiration Nesta's beauty excited , when I saw as I ...
... Nesta from that evening . The contrast in our looks , which might possibly have been a cause of division , became , from that time , a new bond of union . I could not be jealous of the admiration Nesta's beauty excited , when I saw as I ...
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Annie Keary. to be capable of accomplishing any more fine darning ; while Nesta sat at my feet , swiftly with her deft ... Nesta's longing to be useful was certainly of a different kind from mine ; it never occurred to her to make a ...
Annie Keary. to be capable of accomplishing any more fine darning ; while Nesta sat at my feet , swiftly with her deft ... Nesta's longing to be useful was certainly of a different kind from mine ; it never occurred to her to make a ...
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... Nesta , who were just then whispering with their beautiful heads close together , explained the enigmatical sentence to me . If it had not , my mother's countenance would . A colour , as fresh and delicate as Nesta's , rose to her ...
... Nesta , who were just then whispering with their beautiful heads close together , explained the enigmatical sentence to me . If it had not , my mother's countenance would . A colour , as fresh and delicate as Nesta's , rose to her ...
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... Nesta come into the room to summon me . " In one moment , Nesta , " I said . There was no answer , but I heard a quick step , very unlike Nesta's . I opened my eyes and looked up . Nesta was not there . A young girl , whom I had never ...
... Nesta come into the room to summon me . " In one moment , Nesta , " I said . There was no answer , but I heard a quick step , very unlike Nesta's . I opened my eyes and looked up . Nesta was not there . A young girl , whom I had never ...
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