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Page 254
... Candace Beamer from her faithful swain , and which began , as I must believe , however reluctantly , in the attrac- tions of a string of blue glass beads , and other seductive appendages thereunto apper- taining . The parents of Candace ...
... Candace Beamer from her faithful swain , and which began , as I must believe , however reluctantly , in the attrac- tions of a string of blue glass beads , and other seductive appendages thereunto apper- taining . The parents of Candace ...
Page 255
... Candace could be quite as indifferent on the subject of her own personal appearance as were her parents . There are some secrets that will not be kept , do what we will . But she was a sweet - tempered and submissive lassie , who took ...
... Candace could be quite as indifferent on the subject of her own personal appearance as were her parents . There are some secrets that will not be kept , do what we will . But she was a sweet - tempered and submissive lassie , who took ...
Page 259
... Candace and Miss Duncan , hoping ( we may suppose ) that high breeding would prove contagious . After a while , Miss Duncan , whose visit seemed of an elastic quality , was transferred , chest and all , to Mr. Beamer's , and so had an ...
... Candace and Miss Duncan , hoping ( we may suppose ) that high breeding would prove contagious . After a while , Miss Duncan , whose visit seemed of an elastic quality , was transferred , chest and all , to Mr. Beamer's , and so had an ...
Page 260
Caroline Matilda Kirkland. opportunity for much private tuition of the guileless Candace . The latter had imbibed a profound respect for Miss Duncan's finery when she first be- held it at a distance . Some vague notions of power and ...
Caroline Matilda Kirkland. opportunity for much private tuition of the guileless Candace . The latter had imbibed a profound respect for Miss Duncan's finery when she first be- held it at a distance . Some vague notions of power and ...
Page 261
... Candace , despondingly . " When I wet it , or when the weather is damp , it curls all over my head , so that I can't do any thing with it . Grandfather used to call me his almanack , because he could always tell when it was going to ...
... Candace , despondingly . " When I wet it , or when the weather is damp , it curls all over my head , so that I can't do any thing with it . Grandfather used to call me his almanack , because he could always tell when it was going to ...
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