Veiled hearts, by the author of 'The wife's trials'.1856 |
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Alice appearance asked beautiful BEN JONSON Blaymore's blessing Captain Rochedale CHAPTER charming Chase child Cleveland Collins Connell daughter dead dear delight dreadful duties Edith Edward Danvers enquired eyes face fancied father fear feelings felt gentle gentleman Gerald girl glance GROSVENOR SQUARE hand handsome happy heard heart honour hope husband kind kissed knew Lady Blaymore Lady Rochedale Lady Townley late laughed letter Lincoln's Inn listened look Lord Blaymore Maggy Maggy's Malcolm Malta Margaret marriage married ment Minnie Miss Danvers Miss Durnsford mother never once Paris Parsonage Pauline Percy Rochedale Percy's perfect stranger perhaps pleasure pretty remarked remembered rendered replied reproach Rochedale's Rüdiger scarcely seemed sent silent Sir Rupert smile sorrow sound of music spoke stranger sure sweet tears tell thing thought tone took watch wife Wilkins wish woman words
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