Half a dozen daughters. By J. Masterman, Volumen11871 |
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... seemed to give the posthumous baby a stronger claim upon his love . But his obstinate defiance , when his grandfather com- manded him to think no more of pretty Susan Greville , and to marry a high - cheeked York- shire lady , whose ...
... seemed to give the posthumous baby a stronger claim upon his love . But his obstinate defiance , when his grandfather com- manded him to think no more of pretty Susan Greville , and to marry a high - cheeked York- shire lady , whose ...
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... seemed so inevitable , she seemed to be most in need of pity . " My poor Francis ! " she only said ; but perhaps the tender yearning pity in her voice was a keener reproach to his conscience than angry words . And yet Mrs. Shrugg was ...
... seemed so inevitable , she seemed to be most in need of pity . " My poor Francis ! " she only said ; but perhaps the tender yearning pity in her voice was a keener reproach to his conscience than angry words . And yet Mrs. Shrugg was ...
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... man of business , it seemed and had gone headlong to ruin with so much precaution against preservation from it , that it came upon him - overwhelmed him- before a hand could be outstretched to save him . 24 HALF A DOZEN DAUGHTERS .
... man of business , it seemed and had gone headlong to ruin with so much precaution against preservation from it , that it came upon him - overwhelmed him- before a hand could be outstretched to save him . 24 HALF A DOZEN DAUGHTERS .
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... seemed untenanted ; and his footsteps rever- berated with hollow precision ; the light was as that in a dim great wood . The moment's waiting at the huge black door , the entry into the dark , carpeted hall , the mysterious whisper of ...
... seemed untenanted ; and his footsteps rever- berated with hollow precision ; the light was as that in a dim great wood . The moment's waiting at the huge black door , the entry into the dark , carpeted hall , the mysterious whisper of ...
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... eyes were keen and yet emotionless , like the eyes of a bird that look full at you , and yet express nothing ; his nose was long and thin , and when he was thinking , his eyes seemed looking down his nose 52 HALF A DOZEN DAUGHTERS .
... eyes were keen and yet emotionless , like the eyes of a bird that look full at you , and yet express nothing ; his nose was long and thin , and when he was thinking , his eyes seemed looking down his nose 52 HALF A DOZEN DAUGHTERS .
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