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... is it ? " " He killed him in a duel , which is considered quite right and altogether proper . " " A duel ? " She had never heard the word before , and pondered an instant . " To take a man's life is murder . Is 4 ST . ELMO ..
... is it ? " " He killed him in a duel , which is considered quite right and altogether proper . " " A duel ? " She had never heard the word before , and pondered an instant . " To take a man's life is murder . Is 4 ST . ELMO ..
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... heard neither the sound of strange voices in the passage , nor the faint creak of the door as it swung back on its rusty hinges ; but a shrill scream , a wild , despairing shriek terrified her , and her heart seemed to stand still as ...
... heard neither the sound of strange voices in the passage , nor the faint creak of the door as it swung back on its rusty hinges ; but a shrill scream , a wild , despairing shriek terrified her , and her heart seemed to stand still as ...
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... heard of again , Edna felt that she might justly claim as her own this most marvellous of books , which , though beyond her comprehen- sion , furnished a source of endless wonder and delight . The copy was Cary's translation , with ...
... heard of again , Edna felt that she might justly claim as her own this most marvellous of books , which , though beyond her comprehen- sion , furnished a source of endless wonder and delight . The copy was Cary's translation , with ...
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... heard the welcome sound of the familiar lowing , by which the old cow recognized her summons . Following the sound , Edna soon saw the missing favorite coming slowly toward her , and ere many moments both were running homeward . As she ...
... heard the welcome sound of the familiar lowing , by which the old cow recognized her summons . Following the sound , Edna soon saw the missing favorite coming slowly toward her , and ere many moments both were running homeward . As she ...
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... heard cant- ing , will saddle some Jewish prophet or fisherman with the dictum , thinking that it sounds like the Bible , whereas Sterne said it . Shorn Iamb , forsooth ! We , or rather you , madame , ma mere , will be shorn ...
... heard cant- ing , will saddle some Jewish prophet or fisherman with the dictum , thinking that it sounds like the Bible , whereas Sterne said it . Shorn Iamb , forsooth ! We , or rather you , madame , ma mere , will be shorn ...
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