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... lives was utterly inadequate to meet the crying wants of their nature ! The silver notes of a cornet , with the throbbing accompaniment of a harp , play- ing the air of a plaintive popular ballad , struck upon her ear ; it seemed to em ...
... lives was utterly inadequate to meet the crying wants of their nature ! The silver notes of a cornet , with the throbbing accompaniment of a harp , play- ing the air of a plaintive popular ballad , struck upon her ear ; it seemed to em ...
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... lives , and a hollow marriage from worldly motives , which had created nothing but misery . Mrs Erskine had been the only child of a retired wealthy manufacturer , and was in consequence something of an heiress ; from which fact , as ...
... lives , and a hollow marriage from worldly motives , which had created nothing but misery . Mrs Erskine had been the only child of a retired wealthy manufacturer , and was in consequence something of an heiress ; from which fact , as ...
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... live long after my marriage ; so he had his heart's desire , without seeing in what manner it was ful- filled . He used to say to me that he had never had any confidence in Harry Webbe ; and that if he had thought that Harry would make ...
... live long after my marriage ; so he had his heart's desire , without seeing in what manner it was ful- filled . He used to say to me that he had never had any confidence in Harry Webbe ; and that if he had thought that Harry would make ...
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... live apart ? " " Do you imagine that I have not thought all that out before ? But you do not know the world as well as I do ; you do not know how cruelly unjust it is towards a woman who does not live with her hus- band Mrs Erskine sees ...
... live apart ? " " Do you imagine that I have not thought all that out before ? But you do not know the world as well as I do ; you do not know how cruelly unjust it is towards a woman who does not live with her hus- band Mrs Erskine sees ...
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Francis Carr. a woman who does not live with her hus- band . No matter what the reason may be , or however much he may have wronged her ; the fault may be known to be entirely on his side , and yet you will find that every one will in ...
Francis Carr. a woman who does not live with her hus- band . No matter what the reason may be , or however much he may have wronged her ; the fault may be known to be entirely on his side , and yet you will find that every one will in ...
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