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... Kathleen , she was to come to Des- borough without waiting for an invitation . Sir John was delighted to get companionship for the solitary little girl ; and it had been a great epoch in Stella's life when , a year ago , Mrs. Yorke and ...
... Kathleen , she was to come to Des- borough without waiting for an invitation . Sir John was delighted to get companionship for the solitary little girl ; and it had been a great epoch in Stella's life when , a year ago , Mrs. Yorke and ...
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... Kathleen ? Her grandfather ? Oh yes , that of course ! she had loved him ever since she could remember ; and it was so much a part of her , that she didn't know whether she loved him very much or no . That was ' grandpapa ! ' Then there ...
... Kathleen ? Her grandfather ? Oh yes , that of course ! she had loved him ever since she could remember ; and it was so much a part of her , that she didn't know whether she loved him very much or no . That was ' grandpapa ! ' Then there ...
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... Kathleen should die , bearing all things , enduring neglect and coldness and unkindness if they should come , -loving faithfully to the last . Indeed , it was not strange that she should love Kathleen so , for the genial warmth I have ...
... Kathleen should die , bearing all things , enduring neglect and coldness and unkindness if they should come , -loving faithfully to the last . Indeed , it was not strange that she should love Kathleen so , for the genial warmth I have ...
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... Kathleen had ; Kathleen had known and cared for a great many little girls before she ever saw Stella . ' And did you love them very much ? ' Stella asked , with an acute pang of jealousy . Oh yes , Stella dear , of course I did ! I ...
... Kathleen had ; Kathleen had known and cared for a great many little girls before she ever saw Stella . ' And did you love them very much ? ' Stella asked , with an acute pang of jealousy . Oh yes , Stella dear , of course I did ! I ...
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... Kathleen that day . Hardly had they finished their tête - à - tête dinner in the big dining - room ( which it always ... Kathleen . It was from her mother , to say that , if Stella liked , Kathleen might spend the night there , as Stella ...
... Kathleen that day . Hardly had they finished their tête - à - tête dinner in the big dining - room ( which it always ... Kathleen . It was from her mother , to say that , if Stella liked , Kathleen might spend the night there , as Stella ...
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