A Glimpse of the WorldLongmans, Green, 1886 - 380 pages |
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... pleasant at first , when Rosamond was the one child in the schoolroom , and the little ones in the nursery were only brought down to be exhibited for a few moments to some particular baby fancier , and sent away at the earliest ...
... pleasant at first , when Rosamond was the one child in the schoolroom , and the little ones in the nursery were only brought down to be exhibited for a few moments to some particular baby fancier , and sent away at the earliest ...
Page 6
... pleasant when she went down to dessert , till she lost all control of her temper , and in consequence was pronounced the naughtiest little girl in Eng- land , and left upstairs for the remainder of the evening . The governesses , and ...
... pleasant when she went down to dessert , till she lost all control of her temper , and in consequence was pronounced the naughtiest little girl in Eng- land , and left upstairs for the remainder of the evening . The governesses , and ...
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... pleasant - looking room , bright with well - kept pewter covers , and a dinner set of real china , of the old - fashioned willow pattern . The lattice windows were open upon a back court , kept in perfect order , and made really pretty ...
... pleasant - looking room , bright with well - kept pewter covers , and a dinner set of real china , of the old - fashioned willow pattern . The lattice windows were open upon a back court , kept in perfect order , and made really pretty ...
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... pleasant subjects . Miss Myra Cameron , you say , is dying ? ' Faith pretended not to hear ; she was searching in the corner of the room for her umbrella . ' Will it be many hours , do you think ? ' continued Miss Medley , adopting the ...
... pleasant subjects . Miss Myra Cameron , you say , is dying ? ' Faith pretended not to hear ; she was searching in the corner of the room for her umbrella . ' Will it be many hours , do you think ? ' continued Miss Medley , adopting the ...
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... pleasant : —all the more so , probably , because poor Myra was lying on her sick bed , and Juliet had in consequence no temptation to exercise her powers of teasing . Three days elapsed after the fever had , as Mr. Harrison had stated ...
... pleasant : —all the more so , probably , because poor Myra was lying on her sick bed , and Juliet had in consequence no temptation to exercise her powers of teasing . Three days elapsed after the fever had , as Mr. Harrison had stated ...
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