 Gloster, you mean," said Constance. Young Mrs Draper was watching the door, listening for Hilda's return. "Ssh," she said, at the sound of footsteps on the stairs and, to look at us, the men on one side of the room and the women on the other, silent,...  Means and Ends, Or, Self-training - Page 240by Catharine Maria Sedgwick - 1839 - 278 pagesFull view - About this book
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