The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 34Atlantic Monthly Company, 1874 - American essays |
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... girl of about seventeen years , who looked older , tall rather than short , and rather full than meagre , though it could not be said that she erred in point of solidity . Her physique lent itself admirably to the attitudes of shy ...
... girl of about seventeen years , who looked older , tall rather than short , and rather full than meagre , though it could not be said that she erred in point of solidity . Her physique lent itself admirably to the attitudes of shy ...
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... girl , " she went on , indulging her mortuary memories as the gondola dipped and darted down the canal , “ and I was married in my mourning for my last sister . It did seem a little too much when she went , Mr. Ferris . I was too young ...
... girl , " she went on , indulging her mortuary memories as the gondola dipped and darted down the canal , “ and I was married in my mourning for my last sister . It did seem a little too much when she went , Mr. Ferris . I was too young ...
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... girl who treats one with tacit contempt . " Yes , " resumed Mrs. Vervain , " it's certainly very good in the abstract . But oh dear me ! you ' ve no idea of the difficulties in the way . I may speak frankly with you , Mr. Ferris , for ...
... girl who treats one with tacit contempt . " Yes , " resumed Mrs. Vervain , " it's certainly very good in the abstract . But oh dear me ! you ' ve no idea of the difficulties in the way . I may speak frankly with you , Mr. Ferris , for ...
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... girl brought the water and anxiety . " " Allow me , " he said , with burlesque politeness , withdrawing them from the recesses of his waistcoat and gravely presenting them . Miss Vervain burst into a helpless laugh ; then she turned ...
... girl brought the water and anxiety . " " Allow me , " he said , with burlesque politeness , withdrawing them from the recesses of his waistcoat and gravely presenting them . Miss Vervain burst into a helpless laugh ; then she turned ...
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... girl's di- ary , a lawyer's brief , an old woman's gossip , and scraps of letters . As I fit them , bone to his bone , or like a child's puzzle , a story comes of it . So once a learned doctor put together the huge bones of a mastodon ...
... girl's di- ary , a lawyer's brief , an old woman's gossip , and scraps of letters . As I fit them , bone to his bone , or like a child's puzzle , a story comes of it . So once a learned doctor put together the huge bones of a mastodon ...
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