Very genteel, by the author of 'Mrs. Jerningham's journal'.Griffith & Farran, 1880 - 318 pages |
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Page 103
... Miss Hope , with a sudden exclamation of ' oh , ' dropped her little spotted veil over her pretty face , and strolled on along the bank of the river . ' That is Miss Diana Hope , one of the young ladies we were talking about , ' said ...
... Miss Hope , with a sudden exclamation of ' oh , ' dropped her little spotted veil over her pretty face , and strolled on along the bank of the river . ' That is Miss Diana Hope , one of the young ladies we were talking about , ' said ...
Page 104
... Miss Diana Hope , who had not yet disappeared from sight , stood still with her back to the performer , but pausing , naturally enough , to listen to his song ; and Lettice , as the last words rang forth with the sweetness of a pathetic ...
... Miss Diana Hope , who had not yet disappeared from sight , stood still with her back to the performer , but pausing , naturally enough , to listen to his song ; and Lettice , as the last words rang forth with the sweetness of a pathetic ...
Page 118
... a counter and serve in a shop . She raised her eyes to see who was addressing her as she glided forward , and discovered that her first customer was Miss Diana Hope . CHAPTER VII . M DIANA HOPE . ISS DIANA HOPE. 118 Very Genteel .
... a counter and serve in a shop . She raised her eyes to see who was addressing her as she glided forward , and discovered that her first customer was Miss Diana Hope . CHAPTER VII . M DIANA HOPE . ISS DIANA HOPE. 118 Very Genteel .
Page 119
... Miss Diana Hope had not dined , nor had the time come for her even to think of dressing for dinner , and Lettice regretted more than ever her own ungenteel hour for that meal . She looked with pleased admiring eyes at the young lady ...
... Miss Diana Hope had not dined , nor had the time come for her even to think of dressing for dinner , and Lettice regretted more than ever her own ungenteel hour for that meal . She looked with pleased admiring eyes at the young lady ...
Page 121
Elizabeth Anna Hart. ' His wife ! ' cried Miss Hope , astonished . ' Why , you are such a young thing ; you look younger than I am , not that I ... Miss Hope looked at her with a droll , odd ex- pression , covered her face ... Diana Hope . 121.
Elizabeth Anna Hart. ' His wife ! ' cried Miss Hope , astonished . ' Why , you are such a young thing ; you look younger than I am , not that I ... Miss Hope looked at her with a droll , odd ex- pression , covered her face ... Diana Hope . 121.
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