Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 140William Blackwood, 1886 - England |
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... thought that she was being laughed at , and pouted her red lips and frowned her displeasure . " I believe you have no convic- tions ! " she said angrily . " While we are risking our lives and for- tunes for the good cause , you sit here ...
... thought that she was being laughed at , and pouted her red lips and frowned her displeasure . " I believe you have no convic- tions ! " she said angrily . " While we are risking our lives and for- tunes for the good cause , you sit here ...
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... thought of her own life . She , too , had sacrificed herself ; she , too , had tied herself for life to a man she despised in her heart , and she had done it for an object she had thought good . She looked steadily at the clock , for ...
... thought of her own life . She , too , had sacrificed herself ; she , too , had tied herself for life to a man she despised in her heart , and she had done it for an object she had thought good . She looked steadily at the clock , for ...
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... thought how the selfish old dandy would scoff at her sensitiveness , and how utterly incapable he would be of discovering the offen- der or of punishing the offence . Then again her face was grave , and she asked herself whether it was ...
... thought how the selfish old dandy would scoff at her sensitiveness , and how utterly incapable he would be of discovering the offen- der or of punishing the offence . Then again her face was grave , and she asked herself whether it was ...
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... thought of it in that light ; but though she could not respect her husband very much , she could not think un- kindly of him - for , as she said , he was very good to her . often reproached herself because he wearied her ; she believed ...
... thought of it in that light ; but though she could not respect her husband very much , she could not think un- kindly of him - for , as she said , he was very good to her . often reproached herself because he wearied her ; she believed ...
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... thought me wrong , " he answered shortly . The Duchessa suddenly thought of that other woman for whom the man who asked her advice was willing to sacrifice his life . " You attach an astonishing degree of importance to my opin- ion ...
... thought me wrong , " he answered shortly . The Duchessa suddenly thought of that other woman for whom the man who asked her advice was willing to sacrifice his life . " You attach an astonishing degree of importance to my opin- ion ...
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