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No , Sir , my name is Laura , " said the girl , shrinking a little from a contact which rather took her by surprise . “ Oh , Laura ! —that is better yet , " pro- ceeded Chip . " Now , Miss Laura , I have got myself into a terrible ...
No , Sir , my name is Laura , " said the girl , shrinking a little from a contact which rather took her by surprise . “ Oh , Laura ! —that is better yet , " pro- ceeded Chip . " Now , Miss Laura , I have got myself into a terrible ...
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In the right society , such a girl as Laura would win homage on every side , and make herself happy by making everybody else so . " " I believe you are right there , Sir , " said Mrs. Birch , quite charmed with such beautiful ...
In the right society , such a girl as Laura would win homage on every side , and make herself happy by making everybody else so . " " I believe you are right there , Sir , " said Mrs. Birch , quite charmed with such beautiful ...
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A gazelle , started by the hunts- man's pack , could not have thrown more piercing glances at every avenue of es- cape than this excited girl did at every cross street , and indeed at everything but the ...
A gazelle , started by the hunts- man's pack , could not have thrown more piercing glances at every avenue of es- cape than this excited girl did at every cross street , and indeed at everything but the ...
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... and the last organ - grinder had left the ungrateful city to its slumbers , when the poor girl first became conscious that she had been lugging hither and thither her entire outfit of wardrobe , valuables , and keepsakes .
... and the last organ - grinder had left the ungrateful city to its slumbers , when the poor girl first became conscious that she had been lugging hither and thither her entire outfit of wardrobe , valuables , and keepsakes .
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66 First , however , you shall see the good girl herself , Mr. Dartmouth , and then we can have a postscript - or should I say a codicil ? -on her account . John , please say to Lucy , I wish her to come to me .
66 First , however , you shall see the good girl herself , Mr. Dartmouth , and then we can have a postscript - or should I say a codicil ? -on her account . John , please say to Lucy , I wish her to come to me .
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