Delicia, by the author of Miss MollyWilliam Blackwood and Sons Edinburgh and London, 1879 - 370 páginas |
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... grey hairs begin to show amongst the brown ones , and the brilliancy of her complex- ion to fade , she finds that she makes truer , warmer friends , than in the days when , admired of all , she went forth but to conquer - forgetting ...
... grey hairs begin to show amongst the brown ones , and the brilliancy of her complex- ion to fade , she finds that she makes truer , warmer friends , than in the days when , admired of all , she went forth but to conquer - forgetting ...
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... grey 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 ...
... grey 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 ...
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... Grey to call me a cab ? I must go home now , though I am sorry , " she added with a sigh , and walking to the window as she spoke- " very sorry . " And even after Miss Mainwaring had rung the bell and given the order to the servant ...
... Grey to call me a cab ? I must go home now , though I am sorry , " she added with a sigh , and walking to the window as she spoke- " very sorry . " And even after Miss Mainwaring had rung the bell and given the order to the servant ...
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... grey eyes , listen- ing to an account of the outward life and inward struggles that had been Mr Stevens's during the two days that had elapsed since they had last met . It was what he liked what he needed , indeed . Let the listener be ...
... grey eyes , listen- ing to an account of the outward life and inward struggles that had been Mr Stevens's during the two days that had elapsed since they had last met . It was what he liked what he needed , indeed . Let the listener be ...
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... grey dress with ruffles of lace about it , and a small bunch of ferns under her round , white chin , is seated in her drawing - room , a book in her hand , awaiting the advent of her visitors . So much for the interior of No. 1 Anne ...
... grey dress with ruffles of lace about it , and a small bunch of ferns under her round , white chin , is seated in her drawing - room , a book in her hand , awaiting the advent of her visitors . So much for the interior of No. 1 Anne ...
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