Left alone, or, The fortunes of Phillis Maitland1879 |
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... morning dress for one older and shabbier , now that there was no one to notice whether she performed the duty or not , than in the days when it was difficult to choose which of her numerous and tasteful ' toilettes ' should be as- sumed ...
... morning dress for one older and shabbier , now that there was no one to notice whether she performed the duty or not , than in the days when it was difficult to choose which of her numerous and tasteful ' toilettes ' should be as- sumed ...
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... morning and evening ; she exacted from them the most rigid punctuality , the most careful observance of all her domestic orders . The table for her solitary . meals was as carefully arranged , the linen as spotless , the silver as well ...
... morning and evening ; she exacted from them the most rigid punctuality , the most careful observance of all her domestic orders . The table for her solitary . meals was as carefully arranged , the linen as spotless , the silver as well ...
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... mornings might be spent in the schoolroom , her afternoons in driving or shopping with her mother , but her evenings were always passed by her father's side , when he had the leisure to be with her . He delighted to have her near him ...
... mornings might be spent in the schoolroom , her afternoons in driving or shopping with her mother , but her evenings were always passed by her father's side , when he had the leisure to be with her . He delighted to have her near him ...
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... morning as if nothing had happened . Perhaps he did not remember the occurrences of last night himself , Phillis thought ; how could she remind him ? But at last she was compelled to speak . Robert attended some public dinner or other ...
... morning as if nothing had happened . Perhaps he did not remember the occurrences of last night himself , Phillis thought ; how could she remind him ? But at last she was compelled to speak . Robert attended some public dinner or other ...
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... - key at his own time . She had reluctantly acquiesced in this arrangement for a short time , till one miserable night , when she had lain awake in vain listening for his entrance , and the next morning he had been found 32 LEFT ALONE .
... - key at his own time . She had reluctantly acquiesced in this arrangement for a short time , till one miserable night , when she had lain awake in vain listening for his entrance , and the next morning he had been found 32 LEFT ALONE .
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