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... appear fond of recurring to the subject , and never encouraged them in dwelling on it . This indeed is not sur- prising . However firm and unimpeachable her legal claim to the wealth she had so unexpectedly obtained , and however the ...
... appear fond of recurring to the subject , and never encouraged them in dwelling on it . This indeed is not sur- prising . However firm and unimpeachable her legal claim to the wealth she had so unexpectedly obtained , and however the ...
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... appear before the quick - sighted eye of his eldest son ; and such a remark as the old man had let fall , quite , as it seemed , unintentionally , would , she knew , have cut John to the quick , and perhaps have led to some stric- tures ...
... appear before the quick - sighted eye of his eldest son ; and such a remark as the old man had let fall , quite , as it seemed , unintentionally , would , she knew , have cut John to the quick , and perhaps have led to some stric- tures ...
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... childhood had foresha- dowed- " The boy was father of the man . " 99 rather above the middle height , pale , and somewhat attenuated ; but not more so than was consistent with a healthy appear- ance . He 198 MR . DALTON'S LEGATEE .
... childhood had foresha- dowed- " The boy was father of the man . " 99 rather above the middle height , pale , and somewhat attenuated ; but not more so than was consistent with a healthy appear- ance . He 198 MR . DALTON'S LEGATEE .
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Elizabeth Stone. than was consistent with a healthy appear- ance . He was delicate , not sickly . His coun- tenance was thoughtful ; and when in re- pose , singularly placid ; his diction some- what quaint without being formal ; his mind ...
Elizabeth Stone. than was consistent with a healthy appear- ance . He was delicate , not sickly . His coun- tenance was thoughtful ; and when in re- pose , singularly placid ; his diction some- what quaint without being formal ; his mind ...
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... engaging character , combined with his unexceptionable position , might in time have won him the whole heart of Sophia , had no other attractive suitor appeared in the interim . But such a one did appear , 204 MR . DALTON'S LEGATEE .
... engaging character , combined with his unexceptionable position , might in time have won him the whole heart of Sophia , had no other attractive suitor appeared in the interim . But such a one did appear , 204 MR . DALTON'S LEGATEE .
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