A Chequered Life: Being Memoirs of the Vicomtesse de Leoville-Meilhan |
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... heart must have felt dis- appointed at not having been the fortunate receiver of so charming a present . I was to leave Ecouen at the age of eighteen . I was an orphan at four , and I had been brought up by an aunt of my father until ...
... heart must have felt dis- appointed at not having been the fortunate receiver of so charming a present . I was to leave Ecouen at the age of eighteen . I was an orphan at four , and I had been brought up by an aunt of my father until ...
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... heart insensible to love ; a hand in which mine would have become cold for want of a warm pressure ; kisses would have been extinguished upon icy lips that had never breathed a sigh — at least , for me . Thus my monotonous days ran on ...
... heart insensible to love ; a hand in which mine would have become cold for want of a warm pressure ; kisses would have been extinguished upon icy lips that had never breathed a sigh — at least , for me . Thus my monotonous days ran on ...
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... heart's core , she detested the very sound of Bonaparte's name . It was a most unfortunate thing , as I was as staunch a Bonapartist as she was a Royalist ; however , her good breeding prevented her abusing him before me , though she ...
... heart's core , she detested the very sound of Bonaparte's name . It was a most unfortunate thing , as I was as staunch a Bonapartist as she was a Royalist ; however , her good breeding prevented her abusing him before me , though she ...
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... heart and his hand with the most passionate expressions of love . Being some- what prepared , I did not feel inclined to laugh , and thanked him gravely for the honour he was doing me ; but I told him that not for years to come should I ...
... heart and his hand with the most passionate expressions of love . Being some- what prepared , I did not feel inclined to laugh , and thanked him gravely for the honour he was doing me ; but I told him that not for years to come should I ...
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... heart for him , I thought it was best we should be separated a while . My aunt , though very feeble , was more lively than I could have expected ; only I had become a little more romantic latterly , and was always glad when I could ...
... heart for him , I thought it was best we should be separated a while . My aunt , though very feeble , was more lively than I could have expected ; only I had become a little more romantic latterly , and was always glad when I could ...
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