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... tell you that Stella actually — yes , actually , liked her lessons ! When you know her better , you shall tell me whether this spoilt her as a little girl , and made her old - fashioned or priggish . It was a cloudy day outside , but ...
... tell you that Stella actually — yes , actually , liked her lessons ! When you know her better , you shall tell me whether this spoilt her as a little girl , and made her old - fashioned or priggish . It was a cloudy day outside , but ...
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... tell you all about her at once , and save you the trouble of finding out . Stella Desmond , who was now eleven years old , lived at Desborough Hall in the north of England , with her grandfather , Sir John Desmond . Her father -Sir ...
... tell you all about her at once , and save you the trouble of finding out . Stella Desmond , who was now eleven years old , lived at Desborough Hall in the north of England , with her grandfather , Sir John Desmond . Her father -Sir ...
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... telling you my story . You know the princess had just been turned into a frog . ' Stella was a great hand at making up stories , which , however wild and improbable , were always listened to with the greatest satisfaction by Kathleen ...
... telling you my story . You know the princess had just been turned into a frog . ' Stella was a great hand at making up stories , which , however wild and improbable , were always listened to with the greatest satisfaction by Kathleen ...
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... tell you what we will do ; we'll be explorers of the far west . This is a trackless prairie , don't you know ? and we'll cut our way through the primeval forest out there ( that wood , I mean ) , and lose ourselves , of course . You ...
... tell you what we will do ; we'll be explorers of the far west . This is a trackless prairie , don't you know ? and we'll cut our way through the primeval forest out there ( that wood , I mean ) , and lose ourselves , of course . You ...
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... telling her that there were no quaking bogs about Desborough , and she didn't think any very deep places , though they might get in up to their middle and get very wet . They had better jump on to all the high tufts - they were so light ...
... telling her that there were no quaking bogs about Desborough , and she didn't think any very deep places , though they might get in up to their middle and get very wet . They had better jump on to all the high tufts - they were so light ...
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