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... friend , her aunt and godmother ; and , as the letter is long , and may be interesting , I think we must take an author's privilege and read it over her shoulder : - My dearest child , " it began , " I have been wanting to write to you ...
... friend , her aunt and godmother ; and , as the letter is long , and may be interesting , I think we must take an author's privilege and read it over her shoulder : - My dearest child , " it began , " I have been wanting to write to you ...
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... friend who writes letters is worth a dozen friends who do not . I know the comfort letters bring , and - somebody helps me greatly by her pleasant , sunny pen- and - ink talks . Then you have an invalid friend to whom you write ...
... friend who writes letters is worth a dozen friends who do not . I know the comfort letters bring , and - somebody helps me greatly by her pleasant , sunny pen- and - ink talks . Then you have an invalid friend to whom you write ...
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... friends of , one or two people , and , help and usefulness must follow . Are there no girls of your own age , working as dressmakers , or in shops , from morning to night , whose lives you might not do something to cheer and brighten ...
... friends of , one or two people , and , help and usefulness must follow . Are there no girls of your own age , working as dressmakers , or in shops , from morning to night , whose lives you might not do something to cheer and brighten ...
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... friend's eager eyes . " I must " Just wait a minute , " May said . speak to my mother before I decide anything . " Mrs. Pemberton was in the drawing - room . wrapped up in a great many shawls . She was in particularly low spirits ; her ...
... friend's eager eyes . " I must " Just wait a minute , " May said . speak to my mother before I decide anything . " Mrs. Pemberton was in the drawing - room . wrapped up in a great many shawls . She was in particularly low spirits ; her ...
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... friends with the girls " and es- tablishing some common grounds between them , 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 ...
... friends with the girls " and es- tablishing some common grounds between them , 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 ...
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