A Glimpse of the WorldLongmans, Green, 1886 - 380 pages |
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... girl , tall , and dressed in good taste , but in the height of the fashion , stood in the doorway . There could not have been a greater contrast to Myra . Her smile was so sunny - her voice so cheerful - her movements so graceful- even ...
... girl , tall , and dressed in good taste , but in the height of the fashion , stood in the doorway . There could not have been a greater contrast to Myra . Her smile was so sunny - her voice so cheerful - her movements so graceful- even ...
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... girls looked at each other , but neither uttered a word beyond the first necessary question . Myra has such a very awkward way with strangers , observed Mrs. Cameron in an undertone . ' Rosamond , do try and help her . ' ' Rosamond is ...
... girls looked at each other , but neither uttered a word beyond the first necessary question . Myra has such a very awkward way with strangers , observed Mrs. Cameron in an undertone . ' Rosamond , do try and help her . ' ' Rosamond is ...
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... girl in Eng- land , and left upstairs for the remainder of the evening . The governesses , and they were many ( for Mrs , Cameron , much as she disliked exertion , could never be satisfied without trying a new plan upon Myra every two ...
... girl in Eng- land , and left upstairs for the remainder of the evening . The governesses , and they were many ( for Mrs , Cameron , much as she disliked exertion , could never be satisfied without trying a new plan upon Myra every two ...
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... girls were grouped pic- turesquely upon the turf ; and the glancing sunlight which fell upon them made the whole a picture for an artist . But Mrs. Patty was not artistic ; she walked ... girl of her age it A GLIMPSE OF THE WORLD . 13.
... girls were grouped pic- turesquely upon the turf ; and the glancing sunlight which fell upon them made the whole a picture for an artist . But Mrs. Patty was not artistic ; she walked ... girl of her age it A GLIMPSE OF THE WORLD . 13.
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Elizabeth Missing Sewell. or ashamed . For a girl of her age it certainly was rather humiliating to be taken home with a wet dress , after having tumbled into a pond . As they drew near the house she sidled a little away from Mrs. Patty ...
Elizabeth Missing Sewell. or ashamed . For a girl of her age it certainly was rather humiliating to be taken home with a wet dress , after having tumbled into a pond . As they drew near the house she sidled a little away from Mrs. Patty ...
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