Workman and Soldier: A Tale of Paris Life During the Siege and the Rule of the Commune |
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... face , is sitting near the window in the sun ; she is dressed in black , has a coloured silk handkerchief round her head , and a little shawl pinned across her shoulders ; her feeble , trembling hands are slowly engaged in knitting a ...
... face , is sitting near the window in the sun ; she is dressed in black , has a coloured silk handkerchief round her head , and a little shawl pinned across her shoulders ; her feeble , trembling hands are slowly engaged in knitting a ...
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... face . a very sorrow- " And Louis too , mother , I don't like his being so much with Camille ; now and then he says things which distress me much , and he is not so regular and devout at church as he used to be . " " He has been a ...
... face . a very sorrow- " And Louis too , mother , I don't like his being so much with Camille ; now and then he says things which distress me much , and he is not so regular and devout at church as he used to be . " " He has been a ...
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... face with her hands . " I am sorry indeed , " said Louis ; " but cheer up , Josephine , no harm will come to Pierre , for there's no chance of war now ; Europe is most peaceful . " " It is bad news indeed , " said their mother ; " I ...
... face with her hands . " I am sorry indeed , " said Louis ; " but cheer up , Josephine , no harm will come to Pierre , for there's no chance of war now ; Europe is most peaceful . " " It is bad news indeed , " said their mother ; " I ...
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... face , is sitting near the window in the sun ; she is dressed in black , has a coloured silk handkerchief round her head , and a little shawl pinned across her shoulders ; her feeble , trembling hands are slowly engaged in knitting a ...
... face , is sitting near the window in the sun ; she is dressed in black , has a coloured silk handkerchief round her head , and a little shawl pinned across her shoulders ; her feeble , trembling hands are slowly engaged in knitting a ...
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... face . " And Louis too , mother , I don't like his being so much . with Camille ; now and then he says things which distress me much , and he is not so regular and devout at church as he used to be . " “ He has been a steady lad so far ...
... face . " And Louis too , mother , I don't like his being so much . with Camille ; now and then he says things which distress me much , and he is not so regular and devout at church as he used to be . " “ He has been a steady lad so far ...
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