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... amuse her ? An in- telligent girl , who would find companions in books , and whose well - endowed , well - cultivated mind would prove a source of boundless wealth to her . So he argued in his selfish old age , calling himself , all the ...
... amuse her ? An in- telligent girl , who would find companions in books , and whose well - endowed , well - cultivated mind would prove a source of boundless wealth to her . So he argued in his selfish old age , calling himself , all the ...
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... amused ; and , more trying still , a younger sister pushing her way upward with a strong de- termination to share the throne which her elder had hitherto occupied alone . Therefore , on the whole , it was a pleasant variety in her ...
... amused ; and , more trying still , a younger sister pushing her way upward with a strong de- termination to share the throne which her elder had hitherto occupied alone . Therefore , on the whole , it was a pleasant variety in her ...
Side 12
... amused smile . " It may have had something to do with it ; but anyhow it was dull , and I was bored , and rather cross and in addition to everything else , I felt certain that when I got home I should find Jessie in a long dress seated ...
... amused smile . " It may have had something to do with it ; but anyhow it was dull , and I was bored , and rather cross and in addition to everything else , I felt certain that when I got home I should find Jessie in a long dress seated ...
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... amused at the idea presented to her slightly matter - of - fact mind of the discontented , fretful , tearful girl she had parted from a quarter of an hour ago , repre- senting to any one's inward vision St Cecilia . After that , however ...
... amused at the idea presented to her slightly matter - of - fact mind of the discontented , fretful , tearful girl she had parted from a quarter of an hour ago , repre- senting to any one's inward vision St Cecilia . After that , however ...
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... amused to - night - no , you must not even seem to be amused at anything you may see . " " And pourquoi ? " 66 • Because - oh , because we must not annoy our vis - à - vis ; and there is nothing people hate so much as to imagine they ...
... amused to - night - no , you must not even seem to be amused at anything you may see . " " And pourquoi ? " 66 • Because - oh , because we must not annoy our vis - à - vis ; and there is nothing people hate so much as to imagine they ...
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