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... mother , too , would find all out immediately . After all , why should I be the least concerned about what has passed ? Lewis has behaved very ill . I will go through with it with spirit . " In pursuance of this noble resolution ...
... mother , too , would find all out immediately . After all , why should I be the least concerned about what has passed ? Lewis has behaved very ill . I will go through with it with spirit . " In pursuance of this noble resolution ...
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... mother did not shew her usual prudence in sending you out to dine on the grass . However , your cold was not very bad , I'll answer for it , or you would have sent for me . Whirr ! There go the partridges ! I shall try to have a day's ...
... mother did not shew her usual prudence in sending you out to dine on the grass . However , your cold was not very bad , I'll answer for it , or you would have sent for me . Whirr ! There go the partridges ! I shall try to have a day's ...
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... you , Hannah , wished more than once that my mother had been of the party . " " Well , " said Rosina , with a sigh , " altogether it has been a pleasant day . " VOL . II . " I should not have thought a rainy fête cham- VILLAGE BELLES . 25.
... you , Hannah , wished more than once that my mother had been of the party . " " Well , " said Rosina , with a sigh , " altogether it has been a pleasant day . " VOL . II . " I should not have thought a rainy fête cham- VILLAGE BELLES . 25.
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... mother is in bed , I dare say , so I shall not go in again . Good night . " The girls entered the garden . Both were glad to find themselves at home . Hannah had had some pleasure , but with considerable alloy . Huntley's conduct had ...
... mother is in bed , I dare say , so I shall not go in again . Good night . " The girls entered the garden . Both were glad to find themselves at home . Hannah had had some pleasure , but with considerable alloy . Huntley's conduct had ...
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... mother good night . The sisters undressed in silence . At length , just as Rosina was preparing to lie down on her pillow , Hannah said earnestly , " Dear Rosina , just tell me one thing . Did Lewis- " " Oh ! don't keep me awake by ...
... mother good night . The sisters undressed in silence . At length , just as Rosina was preparing to lie down on her pillow , Hannah said earnestly , " Dear Rosina , just tell me one thing . Did Lewis- " " Oh ! don't keep me awake by ...
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