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... countenance with her hand , and after a moment said , in a low but steady tone : " I shall never go there again . I have said good - bye to everything , and have nothing now to keep me here . You and Mrs. Wood have been very kind to me ...
... countenance with her hand , and after a moment said , in a low but steady tone : " I shall never go there again . I have said good - bye to everything , and have nothing now to keep me here . You and Mrs. Wood have been very kind to me ...
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... countenance that indexed earnest sympathy and com- passion , came to investigate the extent of her injuries , and sat down on the grass beside her . Very tenderly he handled her , and after a few moments said gently : " I am obliged to ...
... countenance that indexed earnest sympathy and com- passion , came to investigate the extent of her injuries , and sat down on the grass beside her . Very tenderly he handled her , and after a few moments said gently : " I am obliged to ...
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... countenance , wore a chronic , savage sneer , as if it only opened to utter jeers and curses . Evi- dently the face had once been singularly handsome , in the dawn of his earthly career , when his mother's good - night kiss rested like ...
... countenance , wore a chronic , savage sneer , as if it only opened to utter jeers and curses . Evi- dently the face had once been singularly handsome , in the dawn of his earthly career , when his mother's good - night kiss rested like ...
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... countenance , but she answered quickly : " It has been an exceedingly short , happy year to me . You are such a confirmed absentee , that when you are at home , time slips by unnoticed . " " But few and far between as my visits are ...
... countenance , but she answered quickly : " It has been an exceedingly short , happy year to me . You are such a confirmed absentee , that when you are at home , time slips by unnoticed . " " But few and far between as my visits are ...
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... countenance for some seconds , and then putting her hand on the flower - basket , she asked softly : " Shall I dress the flower - pots ? " " Yes , child , in four rooms ; this , the parlors , and the library . Always cut the flowers ...
... countenance for some seconds , and then putting her hand on the flower - basket , she asked softly : " Shall I dress the flower - pots ? " " Yes , child , in four rooms ; this , the parlors , and the library . Always cut the flowers ...
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