Delicia, by the author of Miss MollyWilliam Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London, 1879 - 370 pages |
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... hope not . For in truth her faults were , after all , chiefly the faults of youth . She had been admired and loved all her life long , and with just cause . For she is indeed very pretty . Brown hair with red gleams in it , brown eyes ...
... hope not . For in truth her faults were , after all , chiefly the faults of youth . She had been admired and loved all her life long , and with just cause . For she is indeed very pretty . Brown hair with red gleams in it , brown eyes ...
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... hope . " MEANTIME , whilst Cyril Stevens was hurrying home , and swaying in a weak , hesitating fashion between the idea of Delicia , wooed and won , and filling an imaginary home with a sense of rest and peace , and the other idea of ...
... hope . " MEANTIME , whilst Cyril Stevens was hurrying home , and swaying in a weak , hesitating fashion between the idea of Delicia , wooed and won , and filling an imaginary home with a sense of rest and peace , and the other idea of ...
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... , and talk to the young friend , ' whilst gazing with a totally unmoved countenance at any gam- bols that the young around me may indulge in . " Well , I hope you will not forget your promise MIEUX ÊTRE QUE PARAÎTRE . 39.
... , and talk to the young friend , ' whilst gazing with a totally unmoved countenance at any gam- bols that the young around me may indulge in . " Well , I hope you will not forget your promise MIEUX ÊTRE QUE PARAÎTRE . 39.
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Beatrice May Butt. Well , I hope you will not forget your promise when you are there , for , you know , it would be a shame to spoil Cyril's chance , if he really is in love with the girl . It is our duty to do the best we can for him ...
Beatrice May Butt. Well , I hope you will not forget your promise when you are there , for , you know , it would be a shame to spoil Cyril's chance , if he really is in love with the girl . It is our duty to do the best we can for him ...
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... hope - let me , whilst we are at dinner , hear what you have been doing this afternoon . " " Oh , it has been very pleasant . The Stevens's were there , you know those artists who live opposite to Delicia , whom I have so often wished ...
... hope - let me , whilst we are at dinner , hear what you have been doing this afternoon . " " Oh , it has been very pleasant . The Stevens's were there , you know those artists who live opposite to Delicia , whom I have so often wished ...
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