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Page 47
... Bocage , " which he gave to his country residence ; and certainly the venerable groves that surrounded it justified the application . While his own fortune was handsome and abundant , he married the orphan of a rich banker , who ...
... Bocage , " which he gave to his country residence ; and certainly the venerable groves that surrounded it justified the application . While his own fortune was handsome and abundant , he married the orphan of a rich banker , who ...
Page 48
... Bocage , " she shivered in its silent dreariness , its cold , aristocratic formalism , and she yearned for the soft , musical babble of the spring - branch , where , standing ankle - deep in water under the friendly shadow of Lookout ...
... Bocage , " she shivered in its silent dreariness , its cold , aristocratic formalism , and she yearned for the soft , musical babble of the spring - branch , where , standing ankle - deep in water under the friendly shadow of Lookout ...
Page 67
... Bocage . Sixty - five years of wrestling and conquests on the " Quar- antina " of life had set upon his noble and benignant coun- tenance the seal of holiness , and shed over his placid fea- tures the mild , sweet light of a pure ...
... Bocage . Sixty - five years of wrestling and conquests on the " Quar- antina " of life had set upon his noble and benignant coun- tenance the seal of holiness , and shed over his placid fea- tures the mild , sweet light of a pure ...
Page 73
... Bocage , and the valuable col- lection of books at the parsonage , challenged research , and , with a boundless ambition , equalled only by her patient , per- severing application , Edna devoted herself to the acquisition of knowledge ...
... Bocage , and the valuable col- lection of books at the parsonage , challenged research , and , with a boundless ambition , equalled only by her patient , per- severing application , Edna devoted herself to the acquisition of knowledge ...
Page 93
... Bocage , but Edna's acquaintance with her was com- paratively slight , and in addition to her repugnance to meet- ing strangers she dreaded seeing Mr. Leigh again so soon , for she felt that an undefinable barrier had suddenly risen ...
... Bocage , but Edna's acquaintance with her was com- paratively slight , and in addition to her repugnance to meet- ing strangers she dreaded seeing Mr. Leigh again so soon , for she felt that an undefinable barrier had suddenly risen ...
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