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Page 258
... Miss Henrietta Duncan had been a guest at Mrs. Flyaway's for a full fortnight , and in that time she had had time and oppor- tunity to make a great impression by the elegance of her appearance . She wore a pink bonnet with rainbow ...
... Miss Henrietta Duncan had been a guest at Mrs. Flyaway's for a full fortnight , and in that time she had had time and oppor- tunity to make a great impression by the elegance of her appearance . She wore a pink bonnet with rainbow ...
Page 259
... 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 opportunity ...
... 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 opportunity ...
Page 260
... Miss Duncan's finery when she first be- held it at a distance . Some vague notions of power and dignity , as connected with such splendour of costume , had then dawned upon her for the first time ; and when we consider how much this ...
... Miss Duncan's finery when she first be- held it at a distance . Some vague notions of power and dignity , as connected with such splendour of costume , had then dawned upon her for the first time ; and when we consider how much this ...
Page 261
... Miss Duncan . " Don't you think if you should have it all shaved off it would grow straight ? I could sell it for you , and buy you some elegant long ringlets with the money . ” Next to amending Candace's appearance , Miss Duncan's ...
... Miss Duncan . " Don't you think if you should have it all shaved off it would grow straight ? I could sell it for you , and buy you some elegant long ringlets with the money . ” Next to amending Candace's appearance , Miss Duncan's ...
Page 273
... Miss Duncan's efforts to estrange Candace from her lover may have been instigated directly or indirectly by William Beamer . He may have whispered something of the obligation under which the whole family would be laid by such a result ...
... Miss Duncan's efforts to estrange Candace from her lover may have been instigated directly or indirectly by William Beamer . He may have whispered something of the obligation under which the whole family would be laid by such a result ...
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