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... face to face with Sin and Death , and could not forget the vision . Edna Earl had lost both her parents before she was old enough to remember either . Her mother was the only daughter of Aaron Hunt , the village blacksmith , and her ...
... face to face with Sin and Death , and could not forget the vision . Edna Earl had lost both her parents before she was old enough to remember either . Her mother was the only daughter of Aaron Hunt , the village blacksmith , and her ...
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... face , he never looked at me but once . I should not like to meet him again ; I am afraid of him . " " Never fear , Pearl , he is a stranger here , and there's lit- tle chance of your ever setting your eyes on his ugly , savage face ...
... face , he never looked at me but once . I should not like to meet him again ; I am afraid of him . " " Never fear , Pearl , he is a stranger here , and there's lit- tle chance of your ever setting your eyes on his ugly , savage face ...
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... face , but when she crept on tiptoe to the chair , stooped , put her arms around him , and kissed his wrinkled cheek , she started back in terror . The eyes stared at the moon , the stiff fingers clutched the pipe from which the ashes ...
... face , but when she crept on tiptoe to the chair , stooped , put her arms around him , and kissed his wrinkled cheek , she started back in terror . The eyes stared at the moon , the stiff fingers clutched the pipe from which the ashes ...
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... face bowed on her thin hand , and her vacant gaze fixed on the blazing fire , when , through the open window , came the impatient lowing of a cow . Mrs. Wood saw a change pass swiftly over the girl's face , and a quiver cross the lips ...
... face bowed on her thin hand , and her vacant gaze fixed on the blazing fire , when , through the open window , came the impatient lowing of a cow . Mrs. Wood saw a change pass swiftly over the girl's face , and a quiver cross the lips ...
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... face a future that loomed before her spectre - thronged ; and here Mr. Wood found her when anxiety at her long absence induced his wife to search for the missing invalid . The storm of sobs and tears had spent itself , fortitude took ...
... face a future that loomed before her spectre - thronged ; and here Mr. Wood found her when anxiety at her long absence induced his wife to search for the missing invalid . The storm of sobs and tears had spent itself , fortitude took ...
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Aaron Hunt Allston Andrews arms asked beautiful believe blue-stocking Bocage Chattanooga cheeks child clasped countenance darling dear door Edna Earl Edna's Elmo Estelle eyes face feel Felix fell felt fingers Gertrude girl glanced Gordon governess grave GROSSET & DUNLAP Hammond hand handsome happy Hattie head hear heard heart hope Huldah Jean Webster kissed knew laughed Le Bocage leaned Leigh letter Lew Wallace lips Loch Maree looked mamma marble Miss Earl morning mother Murray Murray rose Murray's N. C. Wyeth never night noble once orphan painful parsonage passed poor pray proud rose seemed shoulder silent Sir Roger smile soul stood sweet Taj Mahal Targum tears tell thank thing thought tion to-day told took turned voice walked watched wife window wish woman wonder words young