Delicia, by the author of Miss MollyWilliam Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London, 1879 - 370 páginas |
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... eyes , with their straight black lashes , were cold . But before going any further , let us pause and consider the story of her life , and see how far it tallies with the lines of her face . Left an orphan so long ago that she could ...
... eyes , with their straight black lashes , were cold . But before going any further , let us pause and consider the story of her life , and see how far it tallies with the lines of her face . Left an orphan so long ago that she could ...
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... eyes , " just to blot out those few words . " " Yes , I wish it too , " said Mr Somers , who was standing near and listening to her words . " Most likely you are right , for the will is a very old one . However , it does not really make ...
... eyes , " just to blot out those few words . " " Yes , I wish it too , " said Mr Somers , who was standing near and listening to her words . " Most likely you are right , for the will is a very old one . However , it does not really make ...
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... eyes , a slight figure , and pretty hands which she had a trick of moving about in a graceful , un - English fashion : what more could any man , or woman either , require ? And to all this let us add an aptitude for doing everything in ...
... eyes , a slight figure , and pretty hands which she had a trick of moving about in a graceful , un - English fashion : what more could any man , or woman either , require ? And to all this let us add an aptitude for doing everything in ...
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... eyes as she turned to Delicia - real tears , brought there , no doubt , by jealousy and temper and a variety of other foolish reasons , but real tears for all that ; and Delicia , seeing them there , by dint of forcing herself to ...
... eyes as she turned to Delicia - real tears , brought there , no doubt , by jealousy and temper and a variety of other foolish reasons , but real tears for all that ; and Delicia , seeing them there , by dint of forcing herself to ...
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... eyes . All the features , taken separately , are nearly perfect ; and yet , considered as a whole , the effect is not quite pleasing . It may be that the eyes lack a little fire and brilliance , and that the droop of the lids is ...
... eyes . All the features , taken separately , are nearly perfect ; and yet , considered as a whole , the effect is not quite pleasing . It may be that the eyes lack a little fire and brilliance , and that the droop of the lids is ...
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