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... poor little princess was dreadfully frightened , and could not guess what he wanted , but thought it would not be dignified to show any fear ; so she went near enough to the window to be heard by him , and asked him his pleasure . The ...
... poor little princess was dreadfully frightened , and could not guess what he wanted , but thought it would not be dignified to show any fear ; so she went near enough to the window to be heard by him , and asked him his pleasure . The ...
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... poor little princess was so terri- fied she hardly knew what was happening , only she heard him swear that he would come back and take her by a way she could not escape him ; and after repeating that threat several times at length ...
... poor little princess was so terri- fied she hardly knew what was happening , only she heard him swear that he would come back and take her by a way she could not escape him ; and after repeating that threat several times at length ...
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... poor little princess was far from thinking of her tormentor otherwise than as at a safe distance : much less did she dream of his con- tinually nearing approach ! Enough she had to excite her anxiety without this . crying over her ...
... poor little princess was far from thinking of her tormentor otherwise than as at a safe distance : much less did she dream of his con- tinually nearing approach ! Enough she had to excite her anxiety without this . crying over her ...
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... poor child , as he had seen that she wanted to be better acquainted with him ; but he could hold no intimacy with the unbeliever . The giant , meantime , had gone on boring away ; 15 and , though he had now got quite under 14 Carlo ...
... poor child , as he had seen that she wanted to be better acquainted with him ; but he could hold no intimacy with the unbeliever . The giant , meantime , had gone on boring away ; 15 and , though he had now got quite under 14 Carlo ...
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... poor Moorish princess , and make up for the dis- appointment he had caused her in the morning . It was plain to him that if the giant had stood under the window , as the little black slave had said , he must have left his foot - prints ...
... poor Moorish princess , and make up for the dis- appointment he had caused her in the morning . It was plain to him that if the giant had stood under the window , as the little black slave had said , he must have left his foot - prints ...
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