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Page 89
... secretly came to his house , entering stealthily by the back- door - no parade - no fuss : they knew their way to the room in which Mr. Aylesford sat , and there they would enter with ha- rassed and broken - down hearts , and in con ...
... secretly came to his house , entering stealthily by the back- door - no parade - no fuss : they knew their way to the room in which Mr. Aylesford sat , and there they would enter with ha- rassed and broken - down hearts , and in con ...
Page 93
... secret is lodged in his heart , which is never , till too late , to be shared between them . And Mr. Aylesford was privy to all this . " There is no necessity , " he would say , " for telling your wife what has occurred . Women never ...
... secret is lodged in his heart , which is never , till too late , to be shared between them . And Mr. Aylesford was privy to all this . " There is no necessity , " he would say , " for telling your wife what has occurred . Women never ...
Page 97
... secret between themselves . The son , at all events , put a good face upon it ; and it was evident that honour and probity formed the basis of his character . He had , besides , a distinguished elegance of manner and an air of high life ...
... secret between themselves . The son , at all events , put a good face upon it ; and it was evident that honour and probity formed the basis of his character . He had , besides , a distinguished elegance of manner and an air of high life ...
Page 126
... had raised , till tears would fill her eye- " Those sweet tears that speak not pain , But soothe whoever sheds them . " Sydney knew but one person who could in any way come near her secret standard of perfection 126 LOST AND WON .
... had raised , till tears would fill her eye- " Those sweet tears that speak not pain , But soothe whoever sheds them . " Sydney knew but one person who could in any way come near her secret standard of perfection 126 LOST AND WON .
Page 127
Henrietta Camilla Jenkin. in any way come near her secret standard of perfection ; and this was Lionel Ayles- ford , the daily companion of her brother . As she sat at her tapestry frame , calmly drawing her stitches to the regular slum ...
Henrietta Camilla Jenkin. in any way come near her secret standard of perfection ; and this was Lionel Ayles- ford , the daily companion of her brother . As she sat at her tapestry frame , calmly drawing her stitches to the regular slum ...
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Lost and Won: Or, the Love Test, by the Author of 'The Maid's Husband' Henrietta Camilla Jenkin No preview available - 2015 |
Lost and Won: Or, the Love Test, by the Author of 'The Maid's Husband' Henrietta Camilla Jenkin No preview available - 2015 |
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