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... father to show that she was disap- pointed in the prospect of this journey , but she prepared for it with far less pleasure than either of her companions . It was a bright beautiful morning in the early part of April , when the party ...
... father to show that she was disap- pointed in the prospect of this journey , but she prepared for it with far less pleasure than either of her companions . It was a bright beautiful morning in the early part of April , when the party ...
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... father , " not at all deaf , what should make you think she is ? " " I thought all old ladies were deaf , and very grave and severe . " " You will not find your grandmamma at all severe , love , " said Miss Horton ; " I was always very ...
... father , " not at all deaf , what should make you think she is ? " " I thought all old ladies were deaf , and very grave and severe . " " You will not find your grandmamma at all severe , love , " said Miss Horton ; " I was always very ...
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... father goes , and I cannot help myself much ; -I am not very heavy to be sure , " he added , smiling as he looked at his thin hands and slight figure ; " but she is very young , and then her broken sleep with my coughing , for she will ...
... father goes , and I cannot help myself much ; -I am not very heavy to be sure , " he added , smiling as he looked at his thin hands and slight figure ; " but she is very young , and then her broken sleep with my coughing , for she will ...
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... father , when he was at home , which was only at his meals ; and from six o'clock in the morning to nine at night , nursed her eldest brother whose health was even then failing , and taught the younger ones till they went to school ...
... father , when he was at home , which was only at his meals ; and from six o'clock in the morning to nine at night , nursed her eldest brother whose health was even then failing , and taught the younger ones till they went to school ...
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... father when at home , and of her little brothers being often very naughty . ” " Aunt Jane , " said little Agnes in a low voice , “ don't " don't you think it would help her if she thought about Jesus Christ , for Miss Horton has often ...
... father when at home , and of her little brothers being often very naughty . ” " Aunt Jane , " said little Agnes in a low voice , “ don't " don't you think it would help her if she thought about Jesus Christ , for Miss Horton has often ...
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