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... close to her aunt's side . The hour after prayers had always been May's favourite portion of the day at Fern Hollow . No " Now I've really got you to myself , Aunt Gracie , " she once said . " No old women will come to worry you for ...
... close to her aunt's side . The hour after prayers had always been May's favourite portion of the day at Fern Hollow . No " Now I've really got you to myself , Aunt Gracie , " she once said . " No old women will come to worry you for ...
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... close to the table , and Aunt Grace , as she read a short portion of the Gospel of St. John , paused every now and then to explain a difficult word or an obscure reading - knowing full well that to ignorance of the true meaning of words ...
... close to the table , and Aunt Grace , as she read a short portion of the Gospel of St. John , paused every now and then to explain a difficult word or an obscure reading - knowing full well that to ignorance of the true meaning of words ...
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... bloom in cottage windows . On a little table , close to the wicker couch , stood a Bible and one or two other books . The cripple was occupied in shaping and notching small pieces of wood with a penknife ; and A PRACTICAL BEGINNING . 63.
... bloom in cottage windows . On a little table , close to the wicker couch , stood a Bible and one or two other books . The cripple was occupied in shaping and notching small pieces of wood with a penknife ; and A PRACTICAL BEGINNING . 63.
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... , it seems jest as if he was a - talkin ' to a dear Friend . And he's always got a cheerful word for his mother of a mornin ' , though I know he often don't close his eyes o ' nights . So I think we needn't 76 MY SISTER'S KEEPER .
... , it seems jest as if he was a - talkin ' to a dear Friend . And he's always got a cheerful word for his mother of a mornin ' , though I know he often don't close his eyes o ' nights . So I think we needn't 76 MY SISTER'S KEEPER .
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... close to Will . But it must be confessed that , in this case , May's theory of friendship proved a signal failure . We can no more make friends of the poor because they are poor , than of the rich because they are rich . There are ...
... close to Will . But it must be confessed that , in this case , May's theory of friendship proved a signal failure . We can no more make friends of the poor because they are poor , than of the rich because they are rich . There are ...
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