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... felt at a loss for a reply . What could she say ? She knew her mother would expect a definite answer . " I thought we might have a kind of work- ing party , mamma , and that I might read to them , and perhaps we might have some sing ...
... felt at a loss for a reply . What could she say ? She knew her mother would expect a definite answer . " I thought we might have a kind of work- ing party , mamma , and that I might read to them , and perhaps we might have some sing ...
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... felt greatly put out of countenance by this fact ; but she became used to it in time , and gradually the faces grew more friendly and confiding . Mary Browne's pale face and clear grey eyes had more attractions for her than any other ...
... felt greatly put out of countenance by this fact ; but she became used to it in time , and gradually the faces grew more friendly and confiding . Mary Browne's pale face and clear grey eyes had more attractions for her than any other ...
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... felt sorry for them . She saw that her sister's graphic description fell upon dull unheeding ears . What a pity it was . At half - past nine some of the girls rose up , muttering something about its being time . to go , and soon the ...
... felt sorry for them . She saw that her sister's graphic description fell upon dull unheeding ears . What a pity it was . At half - past nine some of the girls rose up , muttering something about its being time . to go , and soon the ...
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... felt happy , " May said , doubt- fully , " but I wish they would not be so shy . " " It won't last , miss , " Mary said , smiling back into May's sweet bright face . Then , as she went down stairs she said to herself , " Ah , if there'd ...
... felt happy , " May said , doubt- fully , " but I wish they would not be so shy . " " It won't last , miss , " Mary said , smiling back into May's sweet bright face . Then , as she went down stairs she said to herself , " Ah , if there'd ...
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... nurse would be with him . face the sick man quite alone . May's heart sank hoped that some She felt afraid to " Does William Barton live here ? " she asked , standing in the doorway of the cobbler's stall A PRACTICAL BEGINNING . 61.
... nurse would be with him . face the sick man quite alone . May's heart sank hoped that some She felt afraid to " Does William Barton live here ? " she asked , standing in the doorway of the cobbler's stall A PRACTICAL BEGINNING . 61.
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