Who are the happy ones? or, Home sketches. By the author of 'Quiet thughts for quiet hours'.1875 |
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... Lester , and their father died three years ago , leaving them with such a very slender income , that they have barely the means of subsistence . It was thought that his death was occasioned by the sudden shock caused by the loss of all ...
... Lester , and their father died three years ago , leaving them with such a very slender income , that they have barely the means of subsistence . It was thought that his death was occasioned by the sudden shock caused by the loss of all ...
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... Lester from obtruding the real state of the case upon them . Whatever may be her motive , Mr. Marsden knows it all , and he says that the more he knows , the more deeply does he feel impressed with respect and veneration for Mrs. Lester's ...
... Lester from obtruding the real state of the case upon them . Whatever may be her motive , Mr. Marsden knows it all , and he says that the more he knows , the more deeply does he feel impressed with respect and veneration for Mrs. Lester's ...
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... Lester had been so very kind to his poor sick wife - these , and as many associations within the house , had rendered it to them a hallowed place . It was their sweet mother who by her judicious conduct had shed this charm over the ...
... Lester had been so very kind to his poor sick wife - these , and as many associations within the house , had rendered it to them a hallowed place . It was their sweet mother who by her judicious conduct had shed this charm over the ...
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... small remuneration . The poverty which had been caused by no fault , brought with it , in Mrs. Lester's estimation , no shame , and the daily domestic duties which came upon her , involved no loss of dignity , 58 HOME SKETCHES ; OR ,
... small remuneration . The poverty which had been caused by no fault , brought with it , in Mrs. Lester's estimation , no shame , and the daily domestic duties which came upon her , involved no loss of dignity , 58 HOME SKETCHES ; OR ,
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... Lester found it so . Four or five weeks had elapsed since the visit we recorded in the last chapter , and the embryo thought it had awakened in Miss Wilson's mind , had been cherished and conned over , until it had ripened into action ...
... Lester found it so . Four or five weeks had elapsed since the visit we recorded in the last chapter , and the embryo thought it had awakened in Miss Wilson's mind , had been cherished and conned over , until it had ripened into action ...
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