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... watched, with infantile delight,theblast ofthefurnace, and the shower ofsparksthatfell from the anvil,andwhere she often slept,lulledbythe monotonous chorus oftrip and sledge. As she grewolder, the mystery of bellows and slack tub ...
... watched, with infantile delight,theblast ofthefurnace, and the shower ofsparksthatfell from the anvil,andwhere she often slept,lulledbythe monotonous chorus oftrip and sledge. As she grewolder, the mystery of bellows and slack tub ...
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... watched the silentgroup outside, untilthe workwas finished and Mr. Huntthrew down his tools and wiped his face. "What doIowe you?" said the impatientrider, springing to his saddle, and putting hishand into his vest pocket. "I charge ...
... watched the silentgroup outside, untilthe workwas finished and Mr. Huntthrew down his tools and wiped his face. "What doIowe you?" said the impatientrider, springing to his saddle, and putting hishand into his vest pocket. "I charge ...
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... watched her ravings;andit was with a feelingof relief thattheyfinally sawhersink into apathy—into a quiet mental stupor—from which nothing seemed to rouse her.Shedidnot remark Mrs. Hunt's absence, orthepresence oftheneighbors at her ...
... watched her ravings;andit was with a feelingof relief thattheyfinally sawhersink into apathy—into a quiet mental stupor—from which nothing seemed to rouse her.Shedidnot remark Mrs. Hunt's absence, orthepresence oftheneighbors at her ...
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... watched the flitting trees and fences, rocky banks, andoccasional houses, which seemed weird in the darkness. As silence deepened in the car, her sense of loneliness became more and more painful, and finallyshe turned and pressed her ...
... watched the flitting trees and fences, rocky banks, andoccasional houses, which seemed weird in the darkness. As silence deepened in the car, her sense of loneliness became more and more painful, and finallyshe turned and pressed her ...
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... and purple, thewaxen lids lay rigid over theblue eyes,and the dimpled hand was stiffand icy. The confusion increased asday dawned anda large crowd collected to offer assistance, and Edna watched her approaching deliverers CHAPTER IV. ...
... and purple, thewaxen lids lay rigid over theblue eyes,and the dimpled hand was stiffand icy. The confusion increased asday dawned anda large crowd collected to offer assistance, and Edna watched her approaching deliverers CHAPTER IV. ...
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