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... present a sketch of a western settler's home of some dozen years ' standing , I will say a few words about them , although two of them have no very direct interest in my story . The elder , John Kendall , is a Titan , who looks able to ...
... present a sketch of a western settler's home of some dozen years ' standing , I will say a few words about them , although two of them have no very direct interest in my story . The elder , John Kendall , is a Titan , who looks able to ...
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... present . On these occasions , Seymour's face became redder than ever , and Tim declared that he looked every where but at Caroline , whose languid blue eyes seemed scarcely to note his presence . This young man was the son of a " fore ...
... present . On these occasions , Seymour's face became redder than ever , and Tim declared that he looked every where but at Caroline , whose languid blue eyes seemed scarcely to note his presence . This young man was the son of a " fore ...
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... present circumstances , the fear that Tom Rice might find , in his most trifling 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 ...
... present circumstances , the fear that Tom Rice might find , in his most trifling 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 ...
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... present entered the room , radiant in beauty , all smiles and tears , and almost overcome with the joy of seeing once more the beloved home and its circle of happy faces . She was followed by a Quaker lady and gentleman , whom she ...
... present entered the room , radiant in beauty , all smiles and tears , and almost overcome with the joy of seeing once more the beloved home and its circle of happy faces . She was followed by a Quaker lady and gentleman , whom she ...
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... present case nothing was ever known but that Mr. Ellingham returning home late in the evening , after a short absence , found his two little daughters crying in the wood , and learned from them that the light which he saw at some ...
... present case nothing was ever known but that Mr. Ellingham returning home late in the evening , after a short absence , found his two little daughters crying in the wood , and learned from them that the light which he saw at some ...
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