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... feeling of vexation on her part . But , after all , netting was pleasant work , and there were many long winter nights during which she could easily make enough netting to cover the whole village if she chose . So she carried home her ...
... feeling of vexation on her part . But , after all , netting was pleasant work , and there were many long winter nights during which she could easily make enough netting to cover the whole village if she chose . So she carried home her ...
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... feeling when she saw that she had brought back to life the little creature that did such wilful damage wherever he went . All she thought of was how to warm and comfort him . And so she lifted him in her arms , and ran back home with ...
... feeling when she saw that she had brought back to life the little creature that did such wilful damage wherever he went . All she thought of was how to warm and comfort him . And so she lifted him in her arms , and ran back home with ...
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... feel weak , and when she reached the railings , and could rest on the inch or two of stone- work margin round the bars , she was comparatively safe provided she held fast , and did not grow giddy . And then she would press her tender ...
... feel weak , and when she reached the railings , and could rest on the inch or two of stone- work margin round the bars , she was comparatively safe provided she held fast , and did not grow giddy . And then she would press her tender ...
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... feel ill , faint , " said she , and leant against the wall . " Clever little baggage ! " whispered Bevis in his friend's ear . " I much fear , sweetheart , " said his friend , who was , alas ! for himself and many others , always much ...
... feel ill , faint , " said she , and leant against the wall . " Clever little baggage ! " whispered Bevis in his friend's ear . " I much fear , sweetheart , " said his friend , who was , alas ! for himself and many others , always much ...
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... feel that it really mattered little if she fell or not . Morally , she cared little for death , if only she could save him from life - long im- prisonment . Physically , she was terrified beyond the power of words to tell . " Come back ...
... feel that it really mattered little if she fell or not . Morally , she cared little for death , if only she could save him from life - long im- prisonment . Physically , she was terrified beyond the power of words to tell . " Come back ...
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