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... once with her grand- father at Springfield . It was not to be wondered at that a very warm attachment speedily sprung up between them . The fact of her being the child of his beloved daughter would have been enough of itself to gain for ...
... once with her grand- father at Springfield . It was not to be wondered at that a very warm attachment speedily sprung up between them . The fact of her being the child of his beloved daughter would have been enough of itself to gain for ...
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... once , as nothing would be gained by delay . Maud would have given her consent to this also , but Mr. Ashton , fearing that it might not be successful , did not like that it should take place while she was under his sole charge C 2 ...
... once , as nothing would be gained by delay . Maud would have given her consent to this also , but Mr. Ashton , fearing that it might not be successful , did not like that it should take place while she was under his sole charge C 2 ...
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... once and with spirit obey ; With the hearty good will to do all that's desired , You will quickly discover the way . " - UNCLE WILLIAM , ONE of the objects which Maud's parents had in view in sending her to England , was that she might ...
... once and with spirit obey ; With the hearty good will to do all that's desired , You will quickly discover the way . " - UNCLE WILLIAM , ONE of the objects which Maud's parents had in view in sending her to England , was that she might ...
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... once would often be sufficient ; she had it then in her memory , and could go through it without a mistake . It was as great a delight to her kind grandpapa to listen to her performances , as it was to her to execute them ; and it was a ...
... once would often be sufficient ; she had it then in her memory , and could go through it without a mistake . It was as great a delight to her kind grandpapa to listen to her performances , as it was to her to execute them ; and it was a ...
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... once been a servant in a wealthy family which had occupied a mansion in the neighbour- hood some years before , but all the members of which were now either dead or removed to a distance . Mary was the sole person in the place who kept ...
... once been a servant in a wealthy family which had occupied a mansion in the neighbour- hood some years before , but all the members of which were now either dead or removed to a distance . Mary was the sole person in the place who kept ...
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