Proverb StoriesRoberts Brothers, 1882 - 285 páginas |
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... till Pris was comfortably asleep , when she went to her room and revelled in her finery till bed- time . So absorbed was she in learning to manage her train gracefully , that she forgot the facing till very late . Then , being worn out ...
... till Pris was comfortably asleep , when she went to her room and revelled in her finery till bed- time . So absorbed was she in learning to manage her train gracefully , that she forgot the facing till very late . Then , being worn out ...
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... till the ludicrous side of the affair struck her , and she began to laugh hysterically , With a vague idea that vigorous treatment was best for that feminine ailment , Jack was about to empty the contents of an ice - pitcher over her ...
... till the ludicrous side of the affair struck her , and she began to laugh hysterically , With a vague idea that vigorous treatment was best for that feminine ailment , Jack was about to empty the contents of an ice - pitcher over her ...
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... till you can do better , Kit . " With an odd , grave look , that rather startled Kitty , Jack vanished , to return presently with a comfortable cup of tea and a motherly old lady to help repair damages and soothe her by the foolish ...
... till you can do better , Kit . " With an odd , grave look , that rather startled Kitty , Jack vanished , to return presently with a comfortable cup of tea and a motherly old lady to help repair damages and soothe her by the foolish ...
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... till she dies , we should be so comfortable . She is a dreadful bore , for she lives in such terror of dropping dead with her heart - complaint that she does n't take any pleasure in life herself or let any one else ; so the sooner she ...
... till she dies , we should be so comfortable . She is a dreadful bore , for she lives in such terror of dropping dead with her heart - complaint that she does n't take any pleasure in life herself or let any one else ; so the sooner she ...
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... till they died , and never thought of himself while they needed him . He loves me dearly ; will wait for me a dozen years , if I say so , and work all his days to make me happy . He's a help and comfort to mother , a good friend to ...
... till they died , and never thought of himself while they needed him . He loves me dearly ; will wait for me a dozen years , if I say so , and work all his days to make me happy . He's a help and comfort to mother , a good friend to ...
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