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... Felix asked where Cherry was . Her father had gone Alda was alone in the ecstacy ; and the two ' Oh ! for pity's sake , Felix , do let us have a little time to our- selves ! ' said Alda ; ' I'll call Cherry by the time she has done with ...
... Felix asked where Cherry was . Her father had gone Alda was alone in the ecstacy ; and the two ' Oh ! for pity's sake , Felix , do let us have a little time to our- selves ! ' said Alda ; ' I'll call Cherry by the time she has done with ...
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... Felix was about to return to his work , Marilda jumped up , exclaiming , ' Felix , I must speak to you ; ' and when she had him . alone in the drawing - room , she began , ' Felix , I must take Alda home . We can't get on without her ...
... Felix was about to return to his work , Marilda jumped up , exclaiming , ' Felix , I must speak to you ; ' and when she had him . alone in the drawing - room , she began , ' Felix , I must take Alda home . We can't get on without her ...
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... Felix , as he saw her glistening eye ; but he only answered , ' He is an excellent fellow . ' Another thing , Felix . This engagement of Edgar's - is it in earnest ? ' ' Yes ! ' emphatically said Felix ; ' I trust so . ' ' You ! I ...
... Felix , as he saw her glistening eye ; but he only answered , ' He is an excellent fellow . ' Another thing , Felix . This engagement of Edgar's - is it in earnest ? ' ' Yes ! ' emphatically said Felix ; ' I trust so . ' ' You ! I ...
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... Felix should come and spend the evening there . It was as if they were both afraid of their own dullness in the great uninhabited house ; and no doubt they would have caught at an invitation to share the family meal . Alda and Wilmet ...
... Felix should come and spend the evening there . It was as if they were both afraid of their own dullness in the great uninhabited house ; and no doubt they would have caught at an invitation to share the family meal . Alda and Wilmet ...
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... Felix was not that of patron , but of equal — of kinsman to kinsman , not of rich man to struggling youth . And Felix , as he sat in the great handsome dining - room , could not help being amused at all the state that had followed one ...
... Felix was not that of patron , but of equal — of kinsman to kinsman , not of rich man to struggling youth . And Felix , as he sat in the great handsome dining - room , could not help being amused at all the state that had followed one ...
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