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... gives herself no time for the enrichment of her own . mind . Isn't it a great pity that so many women who give themselves to good works should be hum - drum and dowdy , so that people have grown to associate parish work with bad ...
... gives herself no time for the enrichment of her own . mind . Isn't it a great pity that so many women who give themselves to good works should be hum - drum and dowdy , so that people have grown to associate parish work with bad ...
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... give up any number of dances to have a good talk with Aunt . Grace . " " You have some strange notions , May . I do hope you are not going to adopt singular opinions . There is nothing that is so severely dealt with by the world . And ...
... give up any number of dances to have a good talk with Aunt . Grace . " " You have some strange notions , May . I do hope you are not going to adopt singular opinions . There is nothing that is so severely dealt with by the world . And ...
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... - as well as of " counsellors " -she returned home perfectly heart - whole , and ready to give her mother a minute account of her evening's amusement . Here May had a decided advantage over Marion Marion who 14 MY SISTER'S KEEPER .
... - as well as of " counsellors " -she returned home perfectly heart - whole , and ready to give her mother a minute account of her evening's amusement . Here May had a decided advantage over Marion Marion who 14 MY SISTER'S KEEPER .
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... give up sometimes , " the girl went on , urged to be confidential by the spell of May's questioning eyes . " When did my sister give her Bible class , I forget ? " " " Sunday afternoons , miss . ” " I suppose you miss her , don't you ...
... give up sometimes , " the girl went on , urged to be confidential by the spell of May's questioning eyes . " When did my sister give her Bible class , I forget ? " " " Sunday afternoons , miss . ” " I suppose you miss her , don't you ...
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... ideas . " " But , mamma , I'm not clever enough to give Bible - classes , " May said , deprecatingly . " I thought of just having them here and showing them the photographs Blanche sent us from Rome , 52 MY SISTER'S KEEPER .
... ideas . " " But , mamma , I'm not clever enough to give Bible - classes , " May said , deprecatingly . " I thought of just having them here and showing them the photographs Blanche sent us from Rome , 52 MY SISTER'S KEEPER .
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