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... light of it , saying that by reforming and economizing he would be able to clear himself in a few years . The widow was , therefore , taken by surprise when , a few days after the funeral , Lawyer Deedbox called , and informed her that ...
... light of it , saying that by reforming and economizing he would be able to clear himself in a few years . The widow was , therefore , taken by surprise when , a few days after the funeral , Lawyer Deedbox called , and informed her that ...
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... light I am bright ; under my leaf I hide my grief ; ' and when I looked at the underside of the bright green leaf I saw it was a dead grey colour , like cold ashes . ' Poor little thing , ' says I , I never knew that flowers had griefs ...
... light I am bright ; under my leaf I hide my grief ; ' and when I looked at the underside of the bright green leaf I saw it was a dead grey colour , like cold ashes . ' Poor little thing , ' says I , I never knew that flowers had griefs ...
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... light burning , for fear of letting Dame Gouda know that he was not in bed ; so there he had to sit , quite still , in the dark , with no other company than his own troubled thoughts . And never had three hours appeared to him so long ...
... light burning , for fear of letting Dame Gouda know that he was not in bed ; so there he had to sit , quite still , in the dark , with no other company than his own troubled thoughts . And never had three hours appeared to him so long ...
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... light began to shine around it ; and the light became so bright that , for a moment or two , George was quite blinded by it . The light then ceased , and he saw , standing on the table before him , a beautiful little fairy . Her face ...
... light began to shine around it ; and the light became so bright that , for a moment or two , George was quite blinded by it . The light then ceased , and he saw , standing on the table before him , a beautiful little fairy . Her face ...
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... profile threw a little weight into the other scale . The very next morning , Dick , quite unexpectedly , gained some information which appeared to throw considerable Of light upon the subject , —so much so that scarcely.
... profile threw a little weight into the other scale . The very next morning , Dick , quite unexpectedly , gained some information which appeared to throw considerable Of light upon the subject , —so much so that scarcely.
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