Macmillan's Magazine, Volume 79David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris Macmillan and Company, 1899 - English literature |
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... girl . His flow of ideas was not , however , stimulated by his keen perception of his visitor's good looks , and for several minutes the conversation stumbled painfully along , from Gertrude to the wedding , from the wedding to the ...
... girl . His flow of ideas was not , however , stimulated by his keen perception of his visitor's good looks , and for several minutes the conversation stumbled painfully along , from Gertrude to the wedding , from the wedding to the ...
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... girl's pale handsome face , waiting for her to say some- thing , for he felt there was more coming . At last she spoke , but with- out looking up , tapping restlessly on the floor the while with the point of her parasol . " I hope you ...
... girl's pale handsome face , waiting for her to say some- thing , for he felt there was more coming . At last she spoke , but with- out looking up , tapping restlessly on the floor the while with the point of her parasol . " I hope you ...
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... girl at Tatkin , wasn't there , a sister of one of the men there ? " " Yes , " Waring made reply ; " the Deputy ... girls gave as he pronounced the two names , though , as he was obliged to turn to speak to Mrs. Smart , he felt rather ...
... girl at Tatkin , wasn't there , a sister of one of the men there ? " " Yes , " Waring made reply ; " the Deputy ... girls gave as he pronounced the two names , though , as he was obliged to turn to speak to Mrs. Smart , he felt rather ...
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... girl Miss Devant is . She is the Miss Devant , I suppose ; I mean the one Mr. Heriot used to be engaged to ? " " Yes , the same . " " I thought it must be , -and yet I could hardly believe it when she told me she was going to be married ...
... girl Miss Devant is . She is the Miss Devant , I suppose ; I mean the one Mr. Heriot used to be engaged to ? " " Yes , the same . " " I thought it must be , -and yet I could hardly believe it when she told me she was going to be married ...
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... girls in the world than Millicent Devant , but also that there were other men than John Heriot ; for , as he reflected how readily he had found that after all life without his betrothed might be bearable , he began to understand how ...
... girls in the world than Millicent Devant , but also that there were other men than John Heriot ; for , as he reflected how readily he had found that after all life without his betrothed might be bearable , he began to understand how ...
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