Three Tales: Christine Van Amberg, Resignation, and The Village DoctorHarper & Brothers, 1853 - 272 páginas |
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... brow the freshness of the morning , and to float down the river in his boat . He was evidently in haste , for there are mo- ments in life when we always miscalculate time . We arrive too early and we believe ourselves too late ; but ...
... brow the freshness of the morning , and to float down the river in his boat . He was evidently in haste , for there are mo- ments in life when we always miscalculate time . We arrive too early and we believe ourselves too late ; but ...
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... brow when the undu- lations of the boat brought him near the trees ; one of his hands hanging over the side of the boat felt the cool contact of the water ; a soft , gentle breeze played in his hair ; nameless flowerets which had sprung ...
... brow when the undu- lations of the boat brought him near the trees ; one of his hands hanging over the side of the boat felt the cool contact of the water ; a soft , gentle breeze played in his hair ; nameless flowerets which had sprung ...
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... with a face full of energy and decision . There was that in her large , deep eyes , under which false- hood must have quailed ; eye - brows almost straight , and strongly marked , would have given , perhaps , 8 CHRISTINE VAN AMBERG .
... with a face full of energy and decision . There was that in her large , deep eyes , under which false- hood must have quailed ; eye - brows almost straight , and strongly marked , would have given , perhaps , 8 CHRISTINE VAN AMBERG .
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... if some time , while imprinting a kiss upon my brow , as she does every evening when we are alone , she should whisper to me : ' Go , my poor child ! ' " " I cannot believe it , Christine ; she will 12 CHRISTINE VAN AMBERG .
... if some time , while imprinting a kiss upon my brow , as she does every evening when we are alone , she should whisper to me : ' Go , my poor child ! ' " " I cannot believe it , Christine ; she will 12 CHRISTINE VAN AMBERG .
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... brow of fif- teen years , it was like the rapid passage of a light which illuminated it a second and then expired . It was a revelation of the future rather than an expres- sion of the present . An ardent soul dwelt in her , but had not ...
... brow of fif- teen years , it was like the rapid passage of a light which illuminated it a second and then expired . It was a revelation of the future rather than an expres- sion of the present . An ardent soul dwelt in her , but had not ...
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75 cents Annunciata answered arms beautiful boat brother brow calm CHARLES ANTHON Chris Christine Van Amberg Christine's consolation convent daugh daughter dear Dear doctor death Doctor Barnabé door dreams earth Eva Meredith exclaimed Christine eyes face Farewell father fell felt flowers gazed gentle gloomy Gothon gray house grief hand happy happy days head heard heart heaven Herbert hope Karl Van Amberg kissed knees Kysing Lady Mary leaned leave lips listen live LL.D looked Lord James Kysington Madame de Moncar Madame Van Amberg Martha-Mary Maurice melancholy mother motionless murmured Muslin never night obey pale parlor passed pity pray prayers remained resumed rosary seated seemed side silence sister smile soul speak suffering Superior tears thoughts tine trembling Ursula voice walked walls weep wept wife Wilhelmina William William Meredith willows window woman words young girl
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