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... appeared to her parents to be the best course to send her to England , that her education might be attended to , as far as a blind girl could be educated ; and also that her eyes might be ex- amined by the best oculists , to see if ...
... appeared to her parents to be the best course to send her to England , that her education might be attended to , as far as a blind girl could be educated ; and also that her eyes might be ex- amined by the best oculists , to see if ...
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... appearance soon banished every feeling of this sort from Mrs. Jackson's mind ; and she became , from the very first , one of her kindest friends - tender as a nurse with her , however rough and impatient she might be with some . " She ...
... appearance soon banished every feeling of this sort from Mrs. Jackson's mind ; and she became , from the very first , one of her kindest friends - tender as a nurse with her , however rough and impatient she might be with some . " She ...
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... appeared likely that some considerable time would yet elapse before she could meet her parents again . She had no reason to repine , for she was surrounded by friends , who did all that they could to supply the place of her nearer ...
... appeared likely that some considerable time would yet elapse before she could meet her parents again . She had no reason to repine , for she was surrounded by friends , who did all that they could to supply the place of her nearer ...
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... appeared , and found herself snug and comfortable in her own little bed at home , with her kind grandpapa standing beside her , and Mrs. Jackson moving softly about in the room . For some time she could not imagine what had happened ...
... appeared , and found herself snug and comfortable in her own little bed at home , with her kind grandpapa standing beside her , and Mrs. Jackson moving softly about in the room . For some time she could not imagine what had happened ...
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... appearance . And it was one of the very finest days of that season when the three young people started off , soon after breakfast , on their pleasant trip . They were in capital spirits ; Ellen almost boister- ous . Bustle rolled over ...
... appearance . And it was one of the very finest days of that season when the three young people started off , soon after breakfast , on their pleasant trip . They were in capital spirits ; Ellen almost boister- ous . Bustle rolled over ...
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