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... she stole up to him , and putting her arms round his neck , with her lips pressed to his hair , she said , " Frank , dear , you know we were not rich when we married ; and if even your fears prove true , 6 Home Life in the Highlands .
... she stole up to him , and putting her arms round his neck , with her lips pressed to his hair , she said , " Frank , dear , you know we were not rich when we married ; and if even your fears prove true , 6 Home Life in the Highlands .
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... round her neck , and her voice saying , almost in a breathless tone , " Oh , Edith , darling , rejoice with me ! God is about at last to answer our prayers . The doctors have been here , and they both agree in thinking that another ...
... round her neck , and her voice saying , almost in a breathless tone , " Oh , Edith , darling , rejoice with me ! God is about at last to answer our prayers . The doctors have been here , and they both agree in thinking that another ...
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... round with his little hand . " and now if you will " Yes , darlings ! " said mamma ; only sit still and listen I will tell you all about it . In the first place , we sent for Mr. Phillips , who is , you must know , our cousin's agent ...
... round with his little hand . " and now if you will " Yes , darlings ! " said mamma ; only sit still and listen I will tell you all about it . In the first place , we sent for Mr. Phillips , who is , you must know , our cousin's agent ...
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... round , and her eyes caught the figure of mademoiselle sitting pensively apart , evidently painfully interested in the conversation . " And Nina , mamma ? " she said , her little round face growing quite solemn . Poor mademoiselle ...
... round , and her eyes caught the figure of mademoiselle sitting pensively apart , evidently painfully interested in the conversation . " And Nina , mamma ? " she said , her little round face growing quite solemn . Poor mademoiselle ...
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... round at Edith , and asked her if she had ever been so far north before ; and when he heard that this was the very first time they had ever been in Scot- land , he undertook smilingly to tell them the names of all the places they came ...
... round at Edith , and asked her if she had ever been so far north before ; and when he heard that this was the very first time they had ever been in Scot- land , he undertook smilingly to tell them the names of all the places they came ...
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