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... mind . It was still dusk , and the lights had not been brought in . Eleanor could not see much as she walked towards the sofa on which Lady Clere reclined , except a little figure , muffled up in a grey cloak of antique appearance , and ...
... mind . It was still dusk , and the lights had not been brought in . Eleanor could not see much as she walked towards the sofa on which Lady Clere reclined , except a little figure , muffled up in a grey cloak of antique appearance , and ...
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... mind ; I should be sorry to give any trouble . ' Annie was touched at the way in which this was said , and answered more civilly : ' If it's only the carpet - bag you want , I could fetch that . ' ' Thank you , ' said Martha , ' that is ...
... mind ; I should be sorry to give any trouble . ' Annie was touched at the way in which this was said , and answered more civilly : ' If it's only the carpet - bag you want , I could fetch that . ' ' Thank you , ' said Martha , ' that is ...
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... Annie sharply for delaying so long ; and then feeling discontented with herself and all the world , threw herself into an arm - chair , with her feet on the fender , to finish the novel on which she had been feeding her mind the.
... Annie sharply for delaying so long ; and then feeling discontented with herself and all the world , threw herself into an arm - chair , with her feet on the fender , to finish the novel on which she had been feeding her mind the.
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... mind what she could do to make it more com- fortable . It's a shame to put a lady in such a room , ' she soliloquized . ' She is a lady , sure enough , more of one than that airified Ma'amselle ever was . A Little Sympathy . I I I ...
... mind what she could do to make it more com- fortable . It's a shame to put a lady in such a room , ' she soliloquized . ' She is a lady , sure enough , more of one than that airified Ma'amselle ever was . A Little Sympathy . I I I ...
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... mind was fully and painfully occu- pied . She drew a chair to the table , and , leaning her head on her hand , fell into a reverie on other days and scenes . The duties before her were strange and new to her . She had never made trial ...
... mind was fully and painfully occu- pied . She drew a chair to the table , and , leaning her head on her hand , fell into a reverie on other days and scenes . The duties before her were strange and new to her . She had never made trial ...
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