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... sitting by a sick her husband coolly drive pom ; and I was scarcely I observed the prodigious 1 at no great distance , at chain . The animal ad his business very well , cked the log into a con- har ----------- 42 . 605 . EST LIFE . 191.
... sitting by a sick her husband coolly drive pom ; and I was scarcely I observed the prodigious 1 at no great distance , at chain . The animal ad his business very well , cked the log into a con- har ----------- 42 . 605 . EST LIFE . 191.
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... observed the dis- tinction which this circumstance made be- tween his daughters . He dreaded , and with reason , that Caroline should become that useless and uncomfortable being , a pretty girl with just education enough to fill her ...
... observed the dis- tinction which this circumstance made be- tween his daughters . He dreaded , and with reason , that Caroline should become that useless and uncomfortable being , a pretty girl with just education enough to fill her ...
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... observation , something that would bear twisting , kept him absolutely mute . Of course the young ladies did not like him . That Tom Rice was a torment , to be sure ; and to see the ease with which he laughed and talked with Caroline ...
... observation , something that would bear twisting , kept him absolutely mute . Of course the young ladies did not like him . That Tom Rice was a torment , to be sure ; and to see the ease with which he laughed and talked with Caroline ...
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... far more competent than before , and especially when he observed the clerkly skill and neatness with which he could use the pen ( an accomplishment but too rare in the neighbourhood ) , his respect for his son in- creased 22 FOREST LIFE .
... far more competent than before , and especially when he observed the clerkly skill and neatness with which he could use the pen ( an accomplishment but too rare in the neighbourhood ) , his respect for his son in- creased 22 FOREST LIFE .
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... observed that of the circle whose smiling faces had brightened the fireside none re- mained to witness her distress except Mr. and Mrs. Hay and Caroline , the rest having , with a delicacy not unknown in the woods , retired silently to ...
... observed that of the circle whose smiling faces had brightened the fireside none re- mained to witness her distress except Mr. and Mrs. Hay and Caroline , the rest having , with a delicacy not unknown in the woods , retired silently to ...
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