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... " Were they as pretty as I am ? " " No , " I answered , amused at her childish vanity . " I'm very glad . Cecil said once that he had never seen any one so beautiful as me , and he has travelled all over the world , even AN IRISH NOVEL .
... " Were they as pretty as I am ? " " No , " I answered , amused at her childish vanity . " I'm very glad . Cecil said once that he had never seen any one so beautiful as me , and he has travelled all over the world , even AN IRISH NOVEL .
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... Cecil said . " " It's very likely he thinks so . " " But would others ? Have you seen prettier people ? " " No , I never thought there was any one . half so beautiful till I saw you . " It was the truth , and I might as well gratify her ...
... Cecil said . " " It's very likely he thinks so . " " But would others ? Have you seen prettier people ? " " No , I never thought there was any one . half so beautiful till I saw you . " It was the truth , and I might as well gratify her ...
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... Cecil gave it to me , " she continued , the darkness clearing off her forehead as suddenly as it had come . " It's the only thing of the kind I have . Mr. Verney would like to get it , I know , and sell it , but he's not going to have ...
... Cecil gave it to me , " she continued , the darkness clearing off her forehead as suddenly as it had come . " It's the only thing of the kind I have . Mr. Verney would like to get it , I know , and sell it , but he's not going to have ...
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Maria Nethercott. " And who is this Cecil that gives you presents , and says he never saw any one so beautiful ? " I asked . " Cecil Nugent . " Nugent was this the Mr. Nugent , whose name I had heard at the inn that day ? " You'll see ...
Maria Nethercott. " And who is this Cecil that gives you presents , and says he never saw any one so beautiful ? " I asked . " Cecil Nugent . " Nugent was this the Mr. Nugent , whose name I had heard at the inn that day ? " You'll see ...
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... Cecil standing in the distance , with arms outstretched towards me . My mother points to him ; her looks seem entreating me to fly to that shelter . She appears to warn me of terrible consequences if I do not . I see her lips moving ...
... Cecil standing in the distance , with arms outstretched towards me . My mother points to him ; her looks seem entreating me to fly to that shelter . She appears to warn me of terrible consequences if I do not . I see her lips moving ...
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