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... cottage which she had once almost despised , with its sloping lawn and its beautiful flowers , and the arbour where her happiest hours had been spent ; to the quietness of her morning lessons , and the enjoyment of her after- noon ...
... cottage which she had once almost despised , with its sloping lawn and its beautiful flowers , and the arbour where her happiest hours had been spent ; to the quietness of her morning lessons , and the enjoyment of her after- noon ...
Page 66
... cottage , and Emmerton , and her cousins , were blended together in her dreams , now bringing before her scenes of sorrow and trial , and then changing them suddenly into happiness . Sorrow indeed prevailed ; yet the hope which had ...
... cottage , and Emmerton , and her cousins , were blended together in her dreams , now bringing before her scenes of sorrow and trial , and then changing them suddenly into happiness . Sorrow indeed prevailed ; yet the hope which had ...
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... cottage , of course , " said Mrs. Herbert : " it must have worn a desolate face , with none to greet you . " " I inquired for you first in the village , " he re- plied , " and learnt there , that you were spending your Christmas at the ...
... cottage , of course , " said Mrs. Herbert : " it must have worn a desolate face , with none to greet you . " " I inquired for you first in the village , " he re- plied , " and learnt there , that you were spending your Christmas at the ...
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... cottage he might choose that Amy should travel , and then all sympathy and consolation would be taken away ; and while dwelling sadly upon these probabilities , the image of Emily Morton came before her , and with it the feeling that ...
... cottage he might choose that Amy should travel , and then all sympathy and consolation would be taken away ; and while dwelling sadly upon these probabilities , the image of Emily Morton came before her , and with it the feeling that ...
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... cottage , and her studies and amusements . Colonel Herbert listened with unwearied pleasure . In many a solitary hour he had solaced himself by imagining what his child would be like , and now his fondest expectations were realised . By ...
... cottage , and her studies and amusements . Colonel Herbert listened with unwearied pleasure . In many a solitary hour he had solaced himself by imagining what his child would be like , and now his fondest expectations were realised . By ...
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