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... wish we were not going ; we shall miss all the Easter dances ! " " Oh ! but , Caroline , think of running about in the fields and gathering real primroses and cowslips and I'm sure Aunt Jane must be very good , or papa would not be so ...
... wish we were not going ; we shall miss all the Easter dances ! " " Oh ! but , Caroline , think of running about in the fields and gathering real primroses and cowslips and I'm sure Aunt Jane must be very good , or papa would not be so ...
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... wish you would leave me alone ; " and Caro- line pettishly turned away from her sister , who , quite surprised that she was not pleased , begged her pardon , and , gathering up her flowers , went down stairs again , where she found ...
... wish you would leave me alone ; " and Caro- line pettishly turned away from her sister , who , quite surprised that she was not pleased , begged her pardon , and , gathering up her flowers , went down stairs again , where she found ...
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... wish ungratified . Dinner came sooner than Agnes , busy as she was , expected , but not sooner than she was ready for it , for her walk had given her a famous appetite . After dinner she looked wistfully at her aunt , anxious to hear ...
... wish ungratified . Dinner came sooner than Agnes , busy as she was , expected , but not sooner than she was ready for it , for her walk had given her a famous appetite . After dinner she looked wistfully at her aunt , anxious to hear ...
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... wish to go to . " Willie's placid smile showed that wish was past , and had left no painful feeling of disappointment , and taking Miss Horton's hand , he said , “ I shall soon see a brighter place , but our little Harry would like to ...
... wish to go to . " Willie's placid smile showed that wish was past , and had left no painful feeling of disappointment , and taking Miss Horton's hand , he said , “ I shall soon see a brighter place , but our little Harry would like to ...
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Catharine M. A. Couper. that , my love , for Willie's best friends could not wish such a life of suffering to be pro- longed . Willie did not live above a fortnight after you saw him , but in her constant and unwearied attendance upon ...
Catharine M. A. Couper. that , my love , for Willie's best friends could not wish such a life of suffering to be pro- longed . Willie did not live above a fortnight after you saw him , but in her constant and unwearied attendance upon ...
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