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... character discovered themselves in all he did and said , and the sort of thoughtlessness , which might appear startling in any other man of his age , threw around him only an air of originality . " To come back to Mrs. Elton , however ...
... character discovered themselves in all he did and said , and the sort of thoughtlessness , which might appear startling in any other man of his age , threw around him only an air of originality . " To come back to Mrs. Elton , however ...
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... matters were going , I withdrew . Ha ! ha ! ha ! I ab- dicated . I'm not a man to be extinguished by a tender pas- sion , nor have I time to waste in studying Miss Elton's character and caprices ; so for the last six months 18 HOBOKEN .
... matters were going , I withdrew . Ha ! ha ! ha ! I ab- dicated . I'm not a man to be extinguished by a tender pas- sion , nor have I time to waste in studying Miss Elton's character and caprices ; so for the last six months 18 HOBOKEN .
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A Romance of New York Theodore Sedgwick Fay. character and caprices ; so for the last six months I've had nothing to say to her more than simple politeness re- quired . On the whole , I've come to the conclusion that she never did really ...
A Romance of New York Theodore Sedgwick Fay. character and caprices ; so for the last six months I've had nothing to say to her more than simple politeness re- quired . On the whole , I've come to the conclusion that she never did really ...
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... character as much as it must injure and pervert the mind and destroy the reputation . " 66 " True , very true , " said Lawrence . " There's Holford now , " continued Lennox , his fine face beaming with the contempt he felt for ...
... character as much as it must injure and pervert the mind and destroy the reputation . " 66 " True , very true , " said Lawrence . " There's Holford now , " continued Lennox , his fine face beaming with the contempt he felt for ...
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... character , gentleness of heart , and mental ability . You and he must manage matters . In a year or so I shall be- gin to require a little repose , and think a tour abroad for your mother and me would be more proper than for you ...
... character , gentleness of heart , and mental ability . You and he must manage matters . In a year or so I shall be- gin to require a little repose , and think a tour abroad for your mother and me would be more proper than for you ...
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