College debts, by an Oxford M.A.1870 |
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... silent group - the eldest daughter , was a maiden of some eighteen summers , of middle height , not remarkable for beauty , but of a voice low and sweet , and possessed of her mother's gentleness of manner and amiability of expression ...
... silent group - the eldest daughter , was a maiden of some eighteen summers , of middle height , not remarkable for beauty , but of a voice low and sweet , and possessed of her mother's gentleness of manner and amiability of expression ...
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... silence by the introduction of lights . Almost immediately on the departure of the domestic , a rosewood time - piece in the room gave warning of the flight of another hour , and as its last tone died away , the noisy hissings of the ...
... silence by the introduction of lights . Almost immediately on the departure of the domestic , a rosewood time - piece in the room gave warning of the flight of another hour , and as its last tone died away , the noisy hissings of the ...
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... silent satis- faction , the last words caused her to blush deeply and to look up . the first time , that the She then noticed , for sudden energy of her voice had roused her aunt from her slum- bers . " Now , the idea of my being so ...
... silent satis- faction , the last words caused her to blush deeply and to look up . the first time , that the She then noticed , for sudden energy of her voice had roused her aunt from her slum- bers . " Now , the idea of my being so ...
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... silent . She found herself sole occupant of the servants ' hall , helplessly try- ing to track out the mystery . For a mo- ment , rooted to one spot , the courageous lady was commencing a series of loud shrieks for assistance , when ...
... silent . She found herself sole occupant of the servants ' hall , helplessly try- ing to track out the mystery . For a mo- ment , rooted to one spot , the courageous lady was commencing a series of loud shrieks for assistance , when ...
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... silent and reserved he be- came . All noticed it , but he answered their questions with affected surprise or evasive re- plies . The season , however , of explanation came . It happened one day that an agricul- tural meeting in the ...
... silent and reserved he be- came . All noticed it , but he answered their questions with affected surprise or evasive re- plies . The season , however , of explanation came . It happened one day that an agricul- tural meeting in the ...
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