Isabel's Difficulties, Or, Light on the Daily PathGriffith & Farran, Brown & Company, 1874 - 256 pages |
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... feel sure that it was now exceedingly ruffled , and required no third person's presence to make it rougher . She determined , therefore , to seek Grace by herself , and so she told Amy . And Amy left her , running merrily upstairs ...
... feel sure that it was now exceedingly ruffled , and required no third person's presence to make it rougher . She determined , therefore , to seek Grace by herself , and so she told Amy . And Amy left her , running merrily upstairs ...
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... feeling terribly conscious that he ought to thrash his small but very fierce opponent . It was no little relief to him to see Miss M'Ivor standing on the landing - place above , which of course stopped the fray . And Roger , turning ...
... feeling terribly conscious that he ought to thrash his small but very fierce opponent . It was no little relief to him to see Miss M'Ivor standing on the landing - place above , which of course stopped the fray . And Roger , turning ...
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... feeling , that they were doing jus- tice upon Hotspur himself , by burning his invitation . It was gone ; —and then began the questioning : ' But why ? -what had Hotspur done ? —why might he not come ? — it must be something dreadful to ...
... feeling , that they were doing jus- tice upon Hotspur himself , by burning his invitation . It was gone ; —and then began the questioning : ' But why ? -what had Hotspur done ? —why might he not come ? — it must be something dreadful to ...
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... feeling . Nor was it unnatural that this wrath took the form of longing for his punishment - if you will , of revenge ! It must be remembered that she felt herself powerless by any lawful means to check his career of determined ...
... feeling . Nor was it unnatural that this wrath took the form of longing for his punishment - if you will , of revenge ! It must be remembered that she felt herself powerless by any lawful means to check his career of determined ...
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... would seem impossible for any person ignorant of their existence to find them . By their means they gained a large vault ; in fact , one of the old- · dungeons of the castle , and here feeling secure 34 ISABEL'S DIFFICULTIES .
... would seem impossible for any person ignorant of their existence to find them . By their means they gained a large vault ; in fact , one of the old- · dungeons of the castle , and here feeling secure 34 ISABEL'S DIFFICULTIES .
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