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... Quaker widow , and her daughter Hannah ; Mrs. Merryfield , the wife of a neighboring farmer , and Seth Wattles , a tailor in the village . Notwithstanding the smallness of this circle , its members , with one exception , were bright ...
... Quaker widow , and her daughter Hannah ; Mrs. Merryfield , the wife of a neighboring farmer , and Seth Wattles , a tailor in the village . Notwithstanding the smallness of this circle , its members , with one exception , were bright ...
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... Quaker ear . She paused at once , and in answer to Mrs. Waldo's request unfolded an oblong piece of warm brown cloth , upon which a group of fern - leaves , embroidered with green silk , was growing into shape . The thready stems and ...
... Quaker ear . She paused at once , and in answer to Mrs. Waldo's request unfolded an oblong piece of warm brown cloth , upon which a group of fern - leaves , embroidered with green silk , was growing into shape . The thready stems and ...
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... Quaker Meetings , so it doesn't seem quite so strange as it might . Besides , she isn't But when Sarah married , and one can make some allowance . Merryfield gets up and talks of the tyranny of man , it's a little too much for me . I'd ...
... Quaker Meetings , so it doesn't seem quite so strange as it might . Besides , she isn't But when Sarah married , and one can make some allowance . Merryfield gets up and talks of the tyranny of man , it's a little too much for me . I'd ...
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... Quaker cap , which barely allowed her gray hair to appear at the temples , wore a sweet , placid ex- pression , though the sunken eyes and set lips told of physical suffering . The spotless book - muslin handkerchief , many - folded ...
... Quaker cap , which barely allowed her gray hair to appear at the temples , wore a sweet , placid ex- pression , though the sunken eyes and set lips told of physical suffering . The spotless book - muslin handkerchief , many - folded ...
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... Quaker descent , that the speaker's voice gradually assumed the character of a musical recitative , be- coming a clear , tremulous chant , almost in monotone . This gave it a sad , appealing expression , which touched the emo- tional ...
... Quaker descent , that the speaker's voice gradually assumed the character of a musical recitative , be- coming a clear , tremulous chant , almost in monotone . This gave it a sad , appealing expression , which touched the emo- tional ...
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