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... mind on all subjects was made up , and she spoke generally as one having authority ; and who should , if she should not ? Was she not a sort of priestess and sibyl in all the most awful straits and mysteries of life ? How many births ...
... mind on all subjects was made up , and she spoke generally as one having authority ; and who should , if she should not ? Was she not a sort of priestess and sibyl in all the most awful straits and mysteries of life ? How many births ...
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... mind to bring Naomi somethin ' . " " Yes , and she had a faculty of puttin ' of ' em on , " said Miss Roxy , with a decisive shake of the head . " Naomi was a still girl , but her faculty was uncommon ; and I tell you , Ruey , ' t a'n't ...
... mind to bring Naomi somethin ' . " " Yes , and she had a faculty of puttin ' of ' em on , " said Miss Roxy , with a decisive shake of the head . " Naomi was a still girl , but her faculty was uncommon ; and I tell you , Ruey , ' t a'n't ...
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... mind . " " Mara , dear , " said Miss Ruey , interrupting the child's steady look - out , " what you thinking of ? " " Me want somefin ' , " said the little one . " That's what she's always sayin ' , " said Miss Roxy . " Me want somebody ...
... mind . " " Mara , dear , " said Miss Ruey , interrupting the child's steady look - out , " what you thinking of ? " " Me want somefin ' , " said the little one . " That's what she's always sayin ' , " said Miss Roxy . " Me want somebody ...
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... mind out in pay for all this . At this moment a burst of silvery child - laughter rang out , and there appeared in the door - way , illuminated by the afternoon sunbeams , the vision of Miss Roxy's tall , lank figure , with the little ...
... mind out in pay for all this . At this moment a burst of silvery child - laughter rang out , and there appeared in the door - way , illuminated by the afternoon sunbeams , the vision of Miss Roxy's tall , lank figure , with the little ...
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... mind you don't let the baby wet her feet , Sally ; them shoes o ' hern must have cost five - and - sixpence at the very least . " That sunny hour before sundown seemed as long to Sally as the whole seam of the sheet ; for childhood's ...
... mind you don't let the baby wet her feet , Sally ; them shoes o ' hern must have cost five - and - sixpence at the very least . " That sunny hour before sundown seemed as long to Sally as the whole seam of the sheet ; for childhood's ...
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The Pearl of Orr's Island: A Story of the Coast of Maine (Classic Reprint) Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe No preview available - 2015 |
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