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... Meenie Bolton had counted a great deal upon her visit to Oxford , and she found it quite as delightful as she had anticipated . Her brother knew such a nice set of men , especially Mr. Owen , of Christchurch . Meenie had never been so ...
... Meenie Bolton had counted a great deal upon her visit to Oxford , and she found it quite as delightful as she had anticipated . Her brother knew such a nice set of men , especially Mr. Owen , of Christchurch . Meenie had never been so ...
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... Meenie , in spite of her laughing eyes and undisguised amusement . The other men would have laughed at him too , but their laughter would have been less sympathetic . " And do you think them priests of Midian still ? " asked Meenie ...
... Meenie , in spite of her laughing eyes and undisguised amusement . The other men would have laughed at him too , but their laughter would have been less sympathetic . " And do you think them priests of Midian still ? " asked Meenie ...
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... Meenie an- swered simply ; " but he told me , too , you were none the less a true gentleman born for that ; and I see myself he told me right . " Paul flushed again — he had a most unmanly trick of flushing up - and bowed a little timid ...
... Meenie an- swered simply ; " but he told me , too , you were none the less a true gentleman born for that ; and I see myself he told me right . " Paul flushed again — he had a most unmanly trick of flushing up - and bowed a little timid ...
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... Meenie laughed again . " If that is all you have to burden your conscience with , " she said , " I don't think you need spend many sleepless nights . " " Quite so , ” Paul answered , smiling ; " I think so myself . But that is not all ...
... Meenie laughed again . " If that is all you have to burden your conscience with , " she said , " I don't think you need spend many sleepless nights . " " Quite so , ” Paul answered , smiling ; " I think so myself . But that is not all ...
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... Meenie , gravely ; " you have come into a wider world ; you have mixed with wider ideas ; and the wider world has converted you , instead of your converting the world . Well , that is only natural . Others beside you have had to change ...
... Meenie , gravely ; " you have come into a wider world ; you have mixed with wider ideas ; and the wider world has converted you , instead of your converting the world . Well , that is only natural . Others beside you have had to change ...
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