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... painfully, and for the sake of his grandchild he resolved to marry again. The middleaged widow whom he selected was a kindhearted and generous woman, but indolent,ignorant, and exceedingly hightempered; andwhile she reallyloved the ...
... painfully, and for the sake of his grandchild he resolved to marry again. The middleaged widow whom he selected was a kindhearted and generous woman, but indolent,ignorant, and exceedingly hightempered; andwhile she reallyloved the ...
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... painful, and finallyshe turned and pressed her cheek against the fair, chubby hand ofa baby, who slept with its curly headon its mother's shoulder, andits little dimpled armand hand hanging over theback oftheseat. There was comfort and ...
... painful, and finallyshe turned and pressed her cheek against the fair, chubby hand ofa baby, who slept with its curly headon its mother's shoulder, andits little dimpled armand hand hanging over theback oftheseat. There was comfort and ...
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... painful reverie wasinterrupted bythe cheery voiceofDr. Rodney, who cameback, accompaniedby an elegantlydressed middleaged lady. "Ah, mybrave littlesoldier! Tell us your name." "Edna Earl." "Have you no relatives?" askedthe lady ...
... painful reverie wasinterrupted bythe cheery voiceofDr. Rodney, who cameback, accompaniedby an elegantlydressed middleaged lady. "Ah, mybrave littlesoldier! Tell us your name." "Edna Earl." "Have you no relatives?" askedthe lady ...
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... painful thrill shotalong Edna's nerves, and an indescribable sensation of dread, a presentiment of coming ill, overshadowed her heart. This was the son of her friend, and the first glimpseof him filled her with instantaneous repugnance ...
... painful thrill shotalong Edna's nerves, and an indescribable sensation of dread, a presentiment of coming ill, overshadowed her heart. This was the son of her friend, and the first glimpseof him filled her with instantaneous repugnance ...
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... painfully of him whose overbearing insolence had so unwontedly stirred the ire ofAaronHunt's genialand generally equablenature. While she ponderedthis inexplicable coincidence, voices startled her fromthe nextroom,whence thesound ...
... painfully of him whose overbearing insolence had so unwontedly stirred the ire ofAaronHunt's genialand generally equablenature. While she ponderedthis inexplicable coincidence, voices startled her fromthe nextroom,whence thesound ...
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