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Page 9
... seemed scarcely to note his presence . This young man was the son of a " fore- handed " farmer , who had half a dozen such , and who , being a prudent man and a wi- dower , had sent Seymour ( by the by , a favourite name with us , and ...
... seemed scarcely to note his presence . This young man was the son of a " fore- handed " farmer , who had half a dozen such , and who , being a prudent man and a wi- dower , had sent Seymour ( by the by , a favourite name with us , and ...
Page 10
... seemed stupid enough . He was always bashful in the ex- treme , and , under present circumstances , the fear that Tom Rice might find , in his most trifling observation , something that would bear twisting , kept him absolutely mute ...
... seemed stupid enough . He was always bashful in the ex- treme , and , under present circumstances , the fear that Tom Rice might find , in his most trifling observation , something that would bear twisting , kept him absolutely mute ...
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... seemed to please her more than her aunt could think safe , since the gentleman , though only an employé in a public office , yet carried the air and indulged in the expenses of a man of fortune . After this followed a silence of unusual ...
... seemed to please her more than her aunt could think safe , since the gentleman , though only an employé in a public office , yet carried the air and indulged in the expenses of a man of fortune . After this followed a silence of unusual ...
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... seemed to suppress forcibly the passionate grief into which she had at first been surprised . And she might have observed that of the circle whose smiling faces had brightened the fireside none re- mained to witness her distress except ...
... seemed to suppress forcibly the passionate grief into which she had at first been surprised . And she might have observed that of the circle whose smiling faces had brightened the fireside none re- mained to witness her distress except ...
Page 37
... seemed determined to re- pose their weary length on the snow - white shoulders below . A costume , which would appear a little ultra even in the city , wears an air of abso- lute ridicule in the country ; and while Caroline felt the ...
... seemed determined to re- pose their weary length on the snow - white shoulders below . A costume , which would appear a little ultra even in the city , wears an air of abso- lute ridicule in the country ; and while Caroline felt the ...
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