The Wynnes; or, Many men, many mindsJoseph Masters, 1861 - 416 páginas |
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... smiling . Poor thing , to the very last she could hardly believe she was dying , and talked to a husband whose heart was breaking with his coming loss , of plans and pleasures , and the future of their little son , some of which truly ...
... smiling . Poor thing , to the very last she could hardly believe she was dying , and talked to a husband whose heart was breaking with his coming loss , of plans and pleasures , and the future of their little son , some of which truly ...
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... smile now flits , as from time to time he looks up from his book for a minute to watch his future bride , a girl ten years younger than himself . A little nearer the house are another pair , Barbara and Paul ; she a brown - haired ...
... smile now flits , as from time to time he looks up from his book for a minute to watch his future bride , a girl ten years younger than himself . A little nearer the house are another pair , Barbara and Paul ; she a brown - haired ...
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... smile at his vehemence , forego her lecture , and follow his wishes . She went back to the garden , and took her old seat . " Paul ! " " Yes - wait a minute . " Barbara waited three , but her brother not having even then raised his eyes ...
... smile at his vehemence , forego her lecture , and follow his wishes . She went back to the garden , and took her old seat . " Paul ! " " Yes - wait a minute . " Barbara waited three , but her brother not having even then raised his eyes ...
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... But this is a long digression . " You forget , " Mrs. Wynne continued , with her bright smile , " I can turn the tables to - day . How has your head been ? " " Oh very fair . " " The headache not gone ? " 66 No , 12 THE WYNNES ;
... But this is a long digression . " You forget , " Mrs. Wynne continued , with her bright smile , " I can turn the tables to - day . How has your head been ? " " Oh very fair . " " The headache not gone ? " 66 No , 12 THE WYNNES ;
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... smiling fondly , and stroking with her slender fingers the hand she had taken in hers . The hand . and brow of the mother of those ten children still was white and smooth , when those of the father had been wrinkled and furrowed many a ...
... smiling fondly , and stroking with her slender fingers the hand she had taken in hers . The hand . and brow of the mother of those ten children still was white and smooth , when those of the father had been wrinkled and furrowed many a ...
Termos e frases comuns
Aigburth ALDERSGATE STREET Allegory answered Barbara arms asked Barbara rushed began Bessie better breakfast brother cheek child Church Constitution of Russia Cradock cried daughter David dear dear boy dinner Dobbs door drawing-room dress duty Elizabeth eyes face father Fcap feel felt followed Ford House Frank girl glad Gordon hand happy Hargrave Harvey hear heart Heir of Redclyffe Henrietta Hetty hope husband Irenæus Isabella John Kelso kissed last night laughed Laura lessons Liverpool looked mamma Merriton mind minute morning mother never once papa parlour Paul Paul's pleasant poor Portland Place quietly round schoolroom sighed silence sister smile sorry speak stairs Story Sunday sure Tale talk tell Thank thing thought tone trouble turned waiting walk whilst wife Will's wish word wretched Wynne Wynne's young
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