A Chequered Life: Being Memoirs of the Vicomtesse de Leoville-Meilhan |
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... knew scarcely anything of him till within a few months of my eighteenth birthday ; when he came to see me . He was about forty years of age , very delicate - looking , and in no way likely to turn the head of any one — at least , so I ...
... knew scarcely anything of him till within a few months of my eighteenth birthday ; when he came to see me . He was about forty years of age , very delicate - looking , and in no way likely to turn the head of any one — at least , so I ...
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... knew nothing of the world , or I should have been terribly dull . The Colonel was a great invalid ; we had no neighbours , and my only amusements were drawing and reading aloud to M. de Ferval , who daily became weaker . He seldom left ...
... knew nothing of the world , or I should have been terribly dull . The Colonel was a great invalid ; we had no neighbours , and my only amusements were drawing and reading aloud to M. de Ferval , who daily became weaker . He seldom left ...
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... great - aunt . I knew Mademoiselle de Ferval was rather eccentric , and I feared it would be a diffi- cult task for me to live happily with her ; I was , how- ever , overruled by Dr. Joinville , who wished me 8 A CHEQUERED LIFE .
... great - aunt . I knew Mademoiselle de Ferval was rather eccentric , and I feared it would be a diffi- cult task for me to live happily with her ; I was , how- ever , overruled by Dr. Joinville , who wished me 8 A CHEQUERED LIFE .
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... me and said : - " There is no alternative for you , Madame` ; you must allow me to carry you across . " I suppose I looked rather dismayed ; but after a second , I knew I could not do otherwise than 16 A CHEQUERED LIFE .
... me and said : - " There is no alternative for you , Madame` ; you must allow me to carry you across . " I suppose I looked rather dismayed ; but after a second , I knew I could not do otherwise than 16 A CHEQUERED LIFE .
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... , " or why I live in this wild sort of way . I think I may feel sure that my secret will be faithfully kept , and I will therefore divulge to you 2 THE STRANGER OF BEAUPRÉ . 17 second, I knew I could not do otherwise than ...
... , " or why I live in this wild sort of way . I think I may feel sure that my secret will be faithfully kept , and I will therefore divulge to you 2 THE STRANGER OF BEAUPRÉ . 17 second, I knew I could not do otherwise than ...
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