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... Hortensia , Mrs. Bavvel , is not exactly one of those things that one can hide under a damask cheek , or whatever the saying is . LUD . Hortensia is a very estimable woman . Most estimable women are apt to be a little trying . Without ...
... Hortensia , Mrs. Bavvel , is not exactly one of those things that one can hide under a damask cheek , or whatever the saying is . LUD . Hortensia is a very estimable woman . Most estimable women are apt to be a little trying . Without ...
Page 870
... Hortensia enjoyed implacable good health . We resigned ourselves to the prospect of the good lady's rule at Briony for the rest of our natural lives . Then something happened which we had left out of our calculations . Edward caught a ...
... Hortensia enjoyed implacable good health . We resigned ourselves to the prospect of the good lady's rule at Briony for the rest of our natural lives . Then something happened which we had left out of our calculations . Edward caught a ...
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... Hortensia would look on me as her nominee , sent to Westminster to represent her views on every sub- ject under the sun . I shouldn't have half an hour's peace . No , as long as Hortensia remains in the foreground I shan't contest a ...
... Hortensia would look on me as her nominee , sent to Westminster to represent her views on every sub- ject under the sun . I shouldn't have half an hour's peace . No , as long as Hortensia remains in the foreground I shan't contest a ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 8 |
Reginalds Peace Poem | 14 |
Reginald on HouseParties | 20 |
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