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... leaned against the trunk of a tree , two were conversing eagerly in undertones , and two faced each other fifteen paces apart , with pistols in their hands . Ere she could comprehend the scene , the brief conference ended , the seconds ...
... leaned against the trunk of a tree , two were conversing eagerly in undertones , and two faced each other fifteen paces apart , with pistols in their hands . Ere she could comprehend the scene , the brief conference ended , the seconds ...
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... leaned over neglected mounds , where last year's weeds shivered in the sighing breeze , and autumn winds and winter rains had drifted a brown shroud of shriveled leaves ; while here and there meek - eyed sheep lay sunning themselves ...
... leaned over neglected mounds , where last year's weeds shivered in the sighing breeze , and autumn winds and winter rains had drifted a brown shroud of shriveled leaves ; while here and there meek - eyed sheep lay sunning themselves ...
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... leaned out and looked back , only the mist - mantled rocks of Lookout , and the dim , purplish outline of the Sequatchie heights were familiar . In the shadow of that solitary sentinel peak her life had been passed ; she had gathered ...
... leaned out and looked back , only the mist - mantled rocks of Lookout , and the dim , purplish outline of the Sequatchie heights were familiar . In the shadow of that solitary sentinel peak her life had been passed ; she had gathered ...
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... bye , child ; take care of my mother . " He held out his hand , she gave him hers for an instant only , and he mounted , lifted his cap , and rode away . Closing the ponderous gate , Edna leaned her face against 78 ST . ELMO .
... bye , child ; take care of my mother . " He held out his hand , she gave him hers for an instant only , and he mounted , lifted his cap , and rode away . Closing the ponderous gate , Edna leaned her face against 78 ST . ELMO .
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Augusta J. Evans, Augusta Evans. Closing the ponderous gate , Edna leaned her face against the iron bars , and watched the lessening form . Gradually trees intervened , then at a bend in the road she saw him wheel his horse as if to ...
Augusta J. Evans, Augusta Evans. Closing the ponderous gate , Edna leaned her face against the iron bars , and watched the lessening form . Gradually trees intervened , then at a bend in the road she saw him wheel his horse as if to ...
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