Nora's trust; or, Uncle Ned's moneyGriffith & Farran, 1883 - 156 pages |
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... dead , ' said the child . ' Yes , my dear , poor mother's dead . ' ' I'se so glad , ' said Susy . Again the good man felt shocked . ' No , my dear , not glad that mother is dead , ' he said , shaking his head . ' Yes . I is glad , ' she ...
... dead , ' said the child . ' Yes , my dear , poor mother's dead . ' ' I'se so glad , ' said Susy . Again the good man felt shocked . ' No , my dear , not glad that mother is dead , ' he said , shaking his head . ' Yes . I is glad , ' she ...
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... dead face ; so calm and peaceful in its long sleep . A sprig of wallflower was lying on the breast , that was the only blossom the little back- yard boasted . ' Don't she look happy ? ' said Nora , stroking the waxen hand . ' Give ...
... dead face ; so calm and peaceful in its long sleep . A sprig of wallflower was lying on the breast , that was the only blossom the little back- yard boasted . ' Don't she look happy ? ' said Nora , stroking the waxen hand . ' Give ...
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... dead face recollections of the childhood they had spent together rushed into his mind , and an unusual softness came over him . It was the evening after her death that he came in to look at her . The two little ones were asleep in a ...
... dead face recollections of the childhood they had spent together rushed into his mind , and an unusual softness came over him . It was the evening after her death that he came in to look at her . The two little ones were asleep in a ...
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... dead sister , and among other things of how they used to go together to be catechised in the old church . It all came quite vividly before his mind's eye . The rows of fidgety children in the high pews , and the pale young curate , who ...
... dead sister , and among other things of how they used to go together to be catechised in the old church . It all came quite vividly before his mind's eye . The rows of fidgety children in the high pews , and the pale young curate , who ...
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... dead I suppose your mother worked for you . Well , she's dead ; and what I want to know is , who is going to work for you now ? ' ' I am , please , uncle , ' replied Nora promptly . ' You are ; and how old may you be ? ' ' Going ...
... dead I suppose your mother worked for you . Well , she's dead ; and what I want to know is , who is going to work for you now ? ' ' I am , please , uncle , ' replied Nora promptly . ' You are ; and how old may you be ? ' ' Going ...
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