Delphine, Volume 1J. Mawman, 1803 |
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Page 33
... answer , of which I soon repented . I am greatly afraid I have displeased you . " " In truth , I have scarcely read it , " said Mad . de Vernon . I disco- vered in it your goodness of heart and your errors of understanding ; in short ...
... answer , of which I soon repented . I am greatly afraid I have displeased you . " " In truth , I have scarcely read it , " said Mad . de Vernon . I disco- vered in it your goodness of heart and your errors of understanding ; in short ...
Page 36
... This is a question you have often asked , and which I never wished to answer ; but to you I owe all the secrets of my heart . “ You know , " continued she , “ what I suffered I suffered with M. de Vernon , who , though 36 DELPHINE .
... This is a question you have often asked , and which I never wished to answer ; but to you I owe all the secrets of my heart . “ You know , " continued she , “ what I suffered I suffered with M. de Vernon , who , though 36 DELPHINE .
Page 50
... answer to this part of my letter , for the subject is too painful for me to discuss . You know that my person is one of the least agreeable in the world ; my shape is aukward , and my figure destitute of every sort of grace . I never ...
... answer to this part of my letter , for the subject is too painful for me to discuss . You know that my person is one of the least agreeable in the world ; my shape is aukward , and my figure destitute of every sort of grace . I never ...
Page 58
... ANSWER OF DELPHINE TO MISS D'ALBE- MAR . Paris , May 1 . WHY , my dear sister , have you for bidden me to answer you , with regard to the motives which keep you at a dis- tance from Paris ? How many reflections has your letter suggested ...
... ANSWER OF DELPHINE TO MISS D'ALBE- MAR . Paris , May 1 . WHY , my dear sister , have you for bidden me to answer you , with regard to the motives which keep you at a dis- tance from Paris ? How many reflections has your letter suggested ...
Page 73
... answers ; I am prepared for her visits . Though there is no deception in her character , there is so little met of easy carelessness , that with her you may divine the complection of your future life with as much precision as if it were ...
... answers ; I am prepared for her visits . Though there is no deception in her character , there is so little met of easy carelessness , that with her you may divine the complection of your future life with as much precision as if it were ...
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