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... young ladies ; it will kill them all ; but never mind , pray go on . " There is barely room to turn round , and the teacher monopolises the only chair , plunged in a state of sulky abstraction , and assuming the air of a victim . A seat ...
... young ladies ; it will kill them all ; but never mind , pray go on . " There is barely room to turn round , and the teacher monopolises the only chair , plunged in a state of sulky abstraction , and assuming the air of a victim . A seat ...
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... young lady or her mistress perverts the sound more successfully . On the other hand , the young ladies and young gentlemen , in con- formity with the wishes of their parents , the neighbouring grocer and publican , are designated ...
... young lady or her mistress perverts the sound more successfully . On the other hand , the young ladies and young gentlemen , in con- formity with the wishes of their parents , the neighbouring grocer and publican , are designated ...
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... lady wrote in reply . Then - hardest task of all - she was expected to write her own name at the end of this inquisi ... young ladies disturbed , their nerves unhinged , and herself put out , was she , instead of being left in peace , to ...
... lady wrote in reply . Then - hardest task of all - she was expected to write her own name at the end of this inquisi ... young ladies disturbed , their nerves unhinged , and herself put out , was she , instead of being left in peace , to ...
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... ladies ' seminaries , educational estab- lishments , and select schools for young ladies ; about these we feel certain that an absolute ignorance must prevail , and we shall not there- fore apologise for entering into minute parti ...
... ladies ' seminaries , educational estab- lishments , and select schools for young ladies ; about these we feel certain that an absolute ignorance must prevail , and we shall not there- fore apologise for entering into minute parti ...
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... , and retaining little that is suggestive of the merchant who once lived there . Next door a large brass plate , fixed to the railings , announces the fact that a seminary for young ladies is conducted within . ADVENTURE SCHOOLS . 15.
... , and retaining little that is suggestive of the merchant who once lived there . Next door a large brass plate , fixed to the railings , announces the fact that a seminary for young ladies is conducted within . ADVENTURE SCHOOLS . 15.
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