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... party in A Street , when she was told that her husband had suddenly returned home and wished to speak to her . She went down - stairs into the library ; and when he told her that their suspension of payment was inevitable if the news ...
... party in A Street , when she was told that her husband had suddenly returned home and wished to speak to her . She went down - stairs into the library ; and when he told her that their suspension of payment was inevitable if the news ...
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... party , to which she gladly consented . The children were delighted to hear this , for they all dearly loved Nina , whose unselfishness made her as willing to devote herself to their amusement in play - hours as to their instruction in ...
... party , to which she gladly consented . The children were delighted to hear this , for they all dearly loved Nina , whose unselfishness made her as willing to devote herself to their amusement in play - hours as to their instruction in ...
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... party could scarcely have been found . All their fatigue had vanished , and Freeman was coaxed into letting them have an hour before bedtime to run out of doors and get a general idea of the place . CHAPTER V. DITH , Edith ! " said ...
... party could scarcely have been found . All their fatigue had vanished , and Freeman was coaxed into letting them have an hour before bedtime to run out of doors and get a general idea of the place . CHAPTER V. DITH , Edith ! " said ...
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... party crossed the loch in the boat , which cut off two - thirds of the distance ; and as they approached the clump of trees Dugald bid them steer for , they saw Agnes waving her handkerchief in welcome , while there leaped and bounded ...
... party crossed the loch in the boat , which cut off two - thirds of the distance ; and as they approached the clump of trees Dugald bid them steer for , they saw Agnes waving her handkerchief in welcome , while there leaped and bounded ...
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... burst so harsh and discordant that its effect on a stranger for the first time was simply electrical . Our party knew not where to look , Mademoiselle , with her delicate musical sense , flinched at 72 Home Life in the Highlands .
... burst so harsh and discordant that its effect on a stranger for the first time was simply electrical . Our party knew not where to look , Mademoiselle , with her delicate musical sense , flinched at 72 Home Life in the Highlands .
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