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... spirit , - consulted , referred to by all ? was not her word law and precedent ? Her younger sister , Miss Ruey , a pliant , cosey , easy - to - be - entreated personage , plump and cushiony , revolved. around. her. as. a. humble. satellite.
... spirit , - consulted , referred to by all ? was not her word law and precedent ? Her younger sister , Miss Ruey , a pliant , cosey , easy - to - be - entreated personage , plump and cushiony , revolved. around. her. as. a. humble. satellite.
Page 22
... spirit of the two , and , like the great coining machine of a mint , came down with her own sharp , heavy stamp on every opinion her sister put out . She. was. matter. -. of. -. fact. ,. positive. ,. and. declarative. to. the. high-. est ...
... spirit of the two , and , like the great coining machine of a mint , came down with her own sharp , heavy stamp on every opinion her sister put out . She. was. matter. -. of. -. fact. ,. positive. ,. and. declarative. to. the. high-. est ...
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... spirit that looked out of them were pressed with vague remem- brances of a past , or but dimly comprehended the mystery of its present life . Even when the baby lay in its cradle , and its dark , inquiring eyes would follow now one ...
... spirit that looked out of them were pressed with vague remem- brances of a past , or but dimly comprehended the mystery of its present life . Even when the baby lay in its cradle , and its dark , inquiring eyes would follow now one ...
Page 39
... spirit of glee . She laughed and clapped her hands incessantly , and when set down on the kitchen - floor spun round like a little elf ; and that night it was late and long before her wide , wakeful eyes could be veiled in sleep ...
... spirit of glee . She laughed and clapped her hands incessantly , and when set down on the kitchen - floor spun round like a little elf ; and that night it was late and long before her wide , wakeful eyes could be veiled in sleep ...
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... spirit . The little Mara seemed to appropriate him in feminine fashion , as a chosen idol and graven image . She gave him at once all her slender stock of infantine treasures , and seemed to watch with an ecstatic devotion his every ...
... spirit . The little Mara seemed to appropriate him in feminine fashion , as a chosen idol and graven image . She gave him at once all her slender stock of infantine treasures , and seemed to watch with an ecstatic devotion his every ...
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