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... of the other flowers . But now I will read you the scroll , and mind you remem- ber it , for this flower must be sought very earnestly or it can't be found . ' The scroll contained these words , - ' Charity , A Crown of Roses , etc. 23.
... of the other flowers . But now I will read you the scroll , and mind you remem- ber it , for this flower must be sought very earnestly or it can't be found . ' The scroll contained these words , - ' Charity , A Crown of Roses , etc. 23.
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... mind , she felt pretty sure of it herself , for , at the last rehearsal , she had far surpassed any of the others , and had received the highest commendation from her master . Milly's happiness , how- ever , was damped by her anxiety ...
... mind , she felt pretty sure of it herself , for , at the last rehearsal , she had far surpassed any of the others , and had received the highest commendation from her master . Milly's happiness , how- ever , was damped by her anxiety ...
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... mind , ' said Milly . " The prize would be dearly bought by your fretting yourself into an illness . Of course , I should like to get the prize , I don't deny it ; but I shouldn't have a bit of pleasure in it if I felt I had been unkind ...
... mind , ' said Milly . " The prize would be dearly bought by your fretting yourself into an illness . Of course , I should like to get the prize , I don't deny it ; but I shouldn't have a bit of pleasure in it if I felt I had been unkind ...
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... mind she had of late been subject to . For a few days Milly hardly knew anything that was going on around her , but it proved to be only a mild attack of the fever , and she was soon in a fair way to recovery . It was then that she ...
... mind she had of late been subject to . For a few days Milly hardly knew anything that was going on around her , but it proved to be only a mild attack of the fever , and she was soon in a fair way to recovery . It was then that she ...
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... mind at rest on that point , and she re- turned to her bed and lay looking at the pretty new white gown spread out on her couch , and thinking how much she should enjoy the day , and wishing for her friend all the good things she could ...
... mind at rest on that point , and she re- turned to her bed and lay looking at the pretty new white gown spread out on her couch , and thinking how much she should enjoy the day , and wishing for her friend all the good things she could ...
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