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... nature , but Cynthia Vaughn was a very different character . There was nothing but enjoyable fun in any of Winnie's tricks ; Cynthia's were mean and malicious . We never liked her , and she openly showed her ΙΟ INTRODUCTION .
... nature , but Cynthia Vaughn was a very different character . There was nothing but enjoyable fun in any of Winnie's tricks ; Cynthia's were mean and malicious . We never liked her , and she openly showed her ΙΟ INTRODUCTION .
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... means of a piece of clothes- line which had formerly served to cord the commissary . At first we laughed long and merrily over the adventure , but by degrees its serious as- pects were appreciated . In the first place , Milly suggested ...
... means of a piece of clothes- line which had formerly served to cord the commissary . At first we laughed long and merrily over the adventure , but by degrees its serious as- pects were appreciated . In the first place , Milly suggested ...
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... mean . " It was a hard thing to do , and Adelaide went without a new winter cloak until nearly Christmas time , waiting for the Morettis to pay up an arrearage ; and only consented to the turning out of a shiftless family who oc- cupied ...
... mean . " It was a hard thing to do , and Adelaide went without a new winter cloak until nearly Christmas time , waiting for the Morettis to pay up an arrearage ; and only consented to the turning out of a shiftless family who oc- cupied ...
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... mean ahout Tib's not feeling the loss , " Winnie began indignantly , her glance resting not on Cynthia but on Milly . " It will be a cruel disappointment to her if she cannot go to Europe to study , after all . " " " " Oh ! that's not ...
... mean ahout Tib's not feeling the loss , " Winnie began indignantly , her glance resting not on Cynthia but on Milly . " It will be a cruel disappointment to her if she cannot go to Europe to study , after all . " " " " Oh ! that's not ...
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... mean ? " she asked hotly . 66 Only that the Amen Corner always yields . to the wish of the majority , and we are in the habit of standing by one another , even when we do not quite agree . " " Winnie need not trouble herself , " Cynthia ...
... mean ? " she asked hotly . 66 Only that the Amen Corner always yields . to the wish of the majority , and we are in the habit of standing by one another , even when we do not quite agree . " " Winnie need not trouble herself , " Cynthia ...
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