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... bitterness , so alien to his gentle manliness of nature , which these thoughts occasioned , gave Frank's grave good face an expres- sion of such pained unrest , that Miss Tracy , who was by his side , grew quite unhappy in not being ...
... bitterness , so alien to his gentle manliness of nature , which these thoughts occasioned , gave Frank's grave good face an expres- sion of such pained unrest , that Miss Tracy , who was by his side , grew quite unhappy in not being ...
Page 84
... bitterness , and mutual recrimination , had caused an entire breach between the two families , -which was perpetuated by Mr Viner's selling his estate , and breaking off all ties which bound him to the place . 66 Harry and I had ...
... bitterness , and mutual recrimination , had caused an entire breach between the two families , -which was perpetuated by Mr Viner's selling his estate , and breaking off all ties which bound him to the place . 66 Harry and I had ...
Page 108
... bitterness . " While the only creature in the world to whom I can be of any use or comfort , I am to know no longer ! " She paced the floor with hurried steps for a few minutes , and then sat down and wrote a short note to Mrs Erskine ...
... bitterness . " While the only creature in the world to whom I can be of any use or comfort , I am to know no longer ! " She paced the floor with hurried steps for a few minutes , and then sat down and wrote a short note to Mrs Erskine ...
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... bitterness of his soul . Then it was that the whole mean- ing of what had passed between them pressed upon Zara with overwhelming force ; what might have been , and what was now , stood before her in all their contrasting bitterness and ...
... bitterness of his soul . Then it was that the whole mean- ing of what had passed between them pressed upon Zara with overwhelming force ; what might have been , and what was now , stood before her in all their contrasting bitterness and ...
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... bitterness in my heart about the past . The present sting will die out -the lasting comfort will remain . I do not know why we were suffered to be parted so ; it seems hard " - here she caught her breath , and her voice broke for an ...
... bitterness in my heart about the past . The present sting will die out -the lasting comfort will remain . I do not know why we were suffered to be parted so ; it seems hard " - here she caught her breath , and her voice broke for an ...
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