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... kind of roll - call . Aunt Rachel was scarcely a favourite in our circle . She was too full of oddities to fall in easily with a child's fancies , or accommodate herself to juvenile tastes . Her dress even was against her . It was ...
... kind of roll - call . Aunt Rachel was scarcely a favourite in our circle . She was too full of oddities to fall in easily with a child's fancies , or accommodate herself to juvenile tastes . Her dress even was against her . It was ...
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... kind . The actual vision , however , was a perfect contrast to my portrait . Mr. Locke was of erect bearing , and showed no signs of emaciation yet . He was healthy and hearty looking , with a frank open face and clear grey eyes , which ...
... kind . The actual vision , however , was a perfect contrast to my portrait . Mr. Locke was of erect bearing , and showed no signs of emaciation yet . He was healthy and hearty looking , with a frank open face and clear grey eyes , which ...
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... seemed to have leanings to the impression , but it was evidently a wrong one , judging by the effects . began already to understand that " the law of kind- I ness " is that which leads . Any other method 28 MY MOTHER'S DIAMONDS .
... seemed to have leanings to the impression , but it was evidently a wrong one , judging by the effects . began already to understand that " the law of kind- I ness " is that which leads . Any other method 28 MY MOTHER'S DIAMONDS .
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... kind of house that is , or what sort of old wizard is at the head of it . It's the last time I'll put my foot in it . " " I hope so . You need not give that out as a menace of your own . It was forbidden to you long ago . " " But why ...
... kind of house that is , or what sort of old wizard is at the head of it . It's the last time I'll put my foot in it . " " I hope so . You need not give that out as a menace of your own . It was forbidden to you long ago . " " But why ...
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... kind , and more than once I brought my own hand down with such force on the table that the latter tottered , and I winced . There was always a laugh then , and I had to bear this as well as the cause of it . The heat on the present ...
... kind , and more than once I brought my own hand down with such force on the table that the latter tottered , and I winced . There was always a laugh then , and I had to bear this as well as the cause of it . The heat on the present ...
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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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