Delicia, by the author of Miss MollyWilliam Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London, 1879 - 370 pages |
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... talk , that they rarely can spare a moment to listen to the recital of the joys and sorrows of others . Therefore men , and women too , of the " proud - wife- and - mother " type pass them by after a dance or a few words , and go ...
... talk , that they rarely can spare a moment to listen to the recital of the joys and sorrows of others . Therefore men , and women too , of the " proud - wife- and - mother " type pass them by after a dance or a few words , and go ...
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... talk like that I shall soon grow quite fond of Jessie , and begin to believe she is rather an ill - used person . " Well , if you do , Delicia , after the way you have always treated me as your friend , I shall never come 6 . to see you ...
... talk like that I shall soon grow quite fond of Jessie , and begin to believe she is rather an ill - used person . " Well , if you do , Delicia , after the way you have always treated me as your friend , I shall never come 6 . to see you ...
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... talk of himself , cer- tainly and that subject is , as a rule , distasteful to the world - but somehow he did not ... talking order of women ; the quiet , interested listeners suited him better . He loved nothing more than to argue ...
... talk of himself , cer- tainly and that subject is , as a rule , distasteful to the world - but somehow he did not ... talking order of women ; the quiet , interested listeners suited him better . He loved nothing more than to argue ...
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... talking over art and literature and other general topics ; or rather , he having passed such things cursorily by , listen instead to the account he is giv- ing of his own proceedings of the day before , which had prevented his appearing ...
... talking over art and literature and other general topics ; or rather , he having passed such things cursorily by , listen instead to the account he is giv- ing of his own proceedings of the day before , which had prevented his appearing ...
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... talking nonsense or we shall be too late to go at all . Instead , come up and get your bonnet ; I will go with you or you will be certain to forget something , and really we ought to hurry . " My dear , restrain that little bitter ...
... talking nonsense or we shall be too late to go at all . Instead , come up and get your bonnet ; I will go with you or you will be certain to forget something , and really we ought to hurry . " My dear , restrain that little bitter ...
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