Helena Faucit (Lady Martin)W. Blackwood, 1900 - 416 páginas |
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... seemed to come from so far away- -a long , long way behind him . After the first salutation , it said , " Who is this little one ? " When my sister had explained , the face smiled - ( I was reassured by the smile , and the face looked ...
... seemed to come from so far away- -a long , long way behind him . After the first salutation , it said , " Who is this little one ? " When my sister had explained , the face smiled - ( I was reassured by the smile , and the face looked ...
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... seemed so dim , so impenetrable ! One hot afternoon my sister and myself , finding it yet too sunny to walk down to the river - we had to pass the theatre on the way - took refuge in the dark cool place to rest awhile . On the stage was ...
... seemed so dim , so impenetrable ! One hot afternoon my sister and myself , finding it yet too sunny to walk down to the river - we had to pass the theatre on the way - took refuge in the dark cool place to rest awhile . On the stage was ...
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... seemed buried in furs , the large eyes so intense in their lustre , the dark hair straggling over the forehead , the voice coming from so far away , and the kind quaint manner ! I could now see how he had humoured the shy child by ...
... seemed buried in furs , the large eyes so intense in their lustre , the dark hair straggling over the forehead , the voice coming from so far away , and the kind quaint manner ! I could now see how he had humoured the shy child by ...
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... seemed , my agitation calmed . My voice gained tone , and when the point arrived where I had to say " I'll shine , be sure I will , " the kind audience interrupted me with a shout of applause . From this time I never faltered , always ...
... seemed , my agitation calmed . My voice gained tone , and when the point arrived where I had to say " I'll shine , be sure I will , " the kind audience interrupted me with a shout of applause . From this time I never faltered , always ...
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... seemed to overhang her . How they had dealt with the character she had no means of knowing . Thus she had to create it for herself , and in her audience there must be hundreds who would be on the look - out for the familiar effects ...
... seemed to overhang her . How they had dealt with the character she had no means of knowing . Thus she had to create it for herself , and in her audience there must be hundreds who would be on the look - out for the familiar effects ...
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