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... dressmaker's , and as she had a supreme contempt for dis- play of any kind , the charity envelope was always full , and she had usually a comfortable margin in personal expenditure to lend or bestow on others THE CABINET . 33.
... dressmaker's , and as she had a supreme contempt for dis- play of any kind , the charity envelope was always full , and she had usually a comfortable margin in personal expenditure to lend or bestow on others THE CABINET . 33.
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... play- wright . " Cynthia told this with great triumph , evi- dently thinking that we had never heard it . " " Madame told us , " I replied , " that Mrs. De Witt was a very lovely woman , who only 70 WITCH WINNIE'S MYSTERY .
... play- wright . " Cynthia told this with great triumph , evi- dently thinking that we had never heard it . " " Madame told us , " I replied , " that Mrs. De Witt was a very lovely woman , who only 70 WITCH WINNIE'S MYSTERY .
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... plays ; that she made it her life purpose to realize and explain her husband's ideals : and that he wrote the part of the heroine especially to suit her , so that their creations were among the most charming that have ever been ...
... plays ; that she made it her life purpose to realize and explain her husband's ideals : and that he wrote the part of the heroine especially to suit her , so that their creations were among the most charming that have ever been ...
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... play on our queen . Such grave consequences attended this Hal- loween trick that it is possibly worth while for me to turn aside from the direct record of the robbery and devote a chapter or two to a con- fession of one of our most ...
... play on our queen . Such grave consequences attended this Hal- loween trick that it is possibly worth while for me to turn aside from the direct record of the robbery and devote a chapter or two to a con- fession of one of our most ...
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... played upon Adelaide . We planned on our programme that just as the clock struck the hour of midnight we would all try the experiment of walking downstairs back- ward with a lighted candle in one hand and a looking - glass in the other ...
... played upon Adelaide . We planned on our programme that just as the clock struck the hour of midnight we would all try the experiment of walking downstairs back- ward with a lighted candle in one hand and a looking - glass in the other ...
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