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... better to have a governess . " The mention of my aunt's name completed my re- solve . I was off in a bound from the drawing - room , flew up the stairs , and had soon gained the apartment overhead where my mother was busily engaged in ...
... better to have a governess . " The mention of my aunt's name completed my re- solve . I was off in a bound from the drawing - room , flew up the stairs , and had soon gained the apartment overhead where my mother was busily engaged in ...
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... views , but it was better in some ways than the first proposal . I was allowed a slight scope for the display of my talents , and I determined to merit approval and applause . It never occurred to me that A MYSTERIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT . 5.
... views , but it was better in some ways than the first proposal . I was allowed a slight scope for the display of my talents , and I determined to merit approval and applause . It never occurred to me that A MYSTERIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT . 5.
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... better cause . I always thought my mother indulged him too much in this way , and I had sketched out a scheme in my mind for raising him resolutely to a more elevated tone of being . Lucy , the youngest little darling , has been already ...
... better cause . I always thought my mother indulged him too much in this way , and I had sketched out a scheme in my mind for raising him resolutely to a more elevated tone of being . Lucy , the youngest little darling , has been already ...
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... better order spring chickens , and then he can have a bit of the liver . " Had I been partial to lap - dogs this suggestion would have been too much for me . As it was , I had no love for a plethoric pet like Flossy , and 12 MY MOTHER'S ...
... better order spring chickens , and then he can have a bit of the liver . " Had I been partial to lap - dogs this suggestion would have been too much for me . As it was , I had no love for a plethoric pet like Flossy , and 12 MY MOTHER'S ...
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... better order we shall be in . I will look after them well . " The promise was easily spoken , but my own heart failed me , even as it was made . Already I missed the gentle ruling hand which did everything in love without A MYSTERIOUS ...
... better order we shall be in . I will look after them well . " The promise was easily spoken , but my own heart failed me , even as it was made . Already I missed the gentle ruling hand which did everything in love without A MYSTERIOUS ...
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My Mother's Diamonds: A Domestic Story for Daughters at Home (Classic Reprint) Maria J. Greer No preview available - 2017 |
My Mother's Diamonds: A Domestic Story for Daughters at Home (Classic Reprint) Maria J. Greer No preview available - 2018 |
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