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... Dear me ! how strange ! how very shabby ! what a wretched place your school must be ! " till she hoped she had fully convinced them of the fact that the habits in which she had been brought up were immeasurably su- perior to theirs ...
... Dear me ! how strange ! how very shabby ! what a wretched place your school must be ! " till she hoped she had fully convinced them of the fact that the habits in which she had been brought up were immeasurably su- perior to theirs ...
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... dear mamma , " she said , as she entered . " We have been getting on so nicely in the scoool - room -so much better than I expected , only it was dreadful just at first . They were so silent ; and Dora looked like a duchess . If I had ...
... dear mamma , " she said , as she entered . " We have been getting on so nicely in the scoool - room -so much better than I expected , only it was dreadful just at first . They were so silent ; and Dora looked like a duchess . If I had ...
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... dear ! no , " replied Susan , frightened in her turn ; " but I thought you would be glad to know your mamma was going to see a doctor , because then perhaps she will get strong again . " " Yes ; but she must be worse , I am sure ...
... dear ! no , " replied Susan , frightened in her turn ; " but I thought you would be glad to know your mamma was going to see a doctor , because then perhaps she will get strong again . " " Yes ; but she must be worse , I am sure ...
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... Dear me ! how silly you are ! " exclaimed Miss Cunningham ; vulgar ! -vulgar means common , I suppose . " " Then the conjurer is not vulgar , because his tricks are uncommon , " said Julia . Miss Cunningham bit her lips and was silent ...
... Dear me ! how silly you are ! " exclaimed Miss Cunningham ; vulgar ! -vulgar means common , I suppose . " " Then the conjurer is not vulgar , because his tricks are uncommon , " said Julia . Miss Cunningham bit her lips and was silent ...
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... dear ! no , ” replied Julia ; " all that I said was that conjurers were clever . " Amy looked at Miss Cunningham , and saw that for once in her life she understood ; and anxious if possible to preserve peace , she returned again to the ...
... dear ! no , ” replied Julia ; " all that I said was that conjurers were clever . " Amy looked at Miss Cunningham , and saw that for once in her life she understood ; and anxious if possible to preserve peace , she returned again to the ...
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