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... papa to - day ? ” દ " Well , my child , I can hardly say ; if not better , cer- tainly no worse , and that , you know , is a great deal to be able to say . " Poor Edith did not seem to think so ; her lip quivered and her soft eyes ...
... papa to - day ? ” દ " Well , my child , I can hardly say ; if not better , cer- tainly no worse , and that , you know , is a great deal to be able to say . " Poor Edith did not seem to think so ; her lip quivered and her soft eyes ...
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... papa to - day ? " " Well , my child , I can hardly say ; if not better , cer- tainly no worse , and that , you know , is a great deal to be able to say . " Poor Edith did not seem to think so ; her lip quivered and her soft eyes filled ...
... papa to - day ? " " Well , my child , I can hardly say ; if not better , cer- tainly no worse , and that , you know , is a great deal to be able to say . " Poor Edith did not seem to think so ; her lip quivered and her soft eyes filled ...
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... papa opened his dear eyes ; and I saw , though he could not speak , I saw he knew me ! " And both mother and child mingled their happy tears and thanksgivings together . 66 CHAPTER II . FREEMAN'S RESOLVE . REEMAN , ". The Rift in the Cloud ...
... papa opened his dear eyes ; and I saw , though he could not speak , I saw he knew me ! " And both mother and child mingled their happy tears and thanksgivings together . 66 CHAPTER II . FREEMAN'S RESOLVE . REEMAN , ". The Rift in the Cloud ...
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... papa's cousin , Sir Gervase Leycester , telling us he has a nice little place in the Highlands he does not intend to occupy this summer , because he is going to Norway in a yacht , and he offers us the use of it , rent - free , until ...
... papa's cousin , Sir Gervase Leycester , telling us he has a nice little place in the Highlands he does not intend to occupy this summer , because he is going to Norway in a yacht , and he offers us the use of it , rent - free , until ...
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... papa at Richmond , and you all in Scotland with Freeman . Nothing could be better . " And Mrs. Ley- cester's happiness was so great that she could eat no breakfast , but ran up - stairs to tell her husband the good news at once . There ...
... papa at Richmond , and you all in Scotland with Freeman . Nothing could be better . " And Mrs. Ley- cester's happiness was so great that she could eat no breakfast , but ran up - stairs to tell her husband the good news at once . There ...
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