The colonel, by the author of 'The perils of fashion'.1853 |
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... less , by her powers of mind and nerve might give the Earl that weight in society which , with his feeble intellect , even his rank might fail to gain him . Yolande knew of this , and knew that the two THE COLONEL . 5.
... less , by her powers of mind and nerve might give the Earl that weight in society which , with his feeble intellect , even his rank might fail to gain him . Yolande knew of this , and knew that the two THE COLONEL . 5.
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... less the mind is filled by abtruse and abstract studies , the quicker are its perceptions into animal instincts ; while the love which we so often see the creature manifest to man , seems more direct , the less his own nature is ...
... less the mind is filled by abtruse and abstract studies , the quicker are its perceptions into animal instincts ; while the love which we so often see the creature manifest to man , seems more direct , the less his own nature is ...
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... less ostentatious . " Yolande heard his words with reverence , for she saw he was in earnest ; and pla- cing the cross in the folds of her corsage , she walked away from the billiard - table to the adjoining room . That too was empty ...
... less ostentatious . " Yolande heard his words with reverence , for she saw he was in earnest ; and pla- cing the cross in the folds of her corsage , she walked away from the billiard - table to the adjoining room . That too was empty ...
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... less confidence as to its tendency . She too was powerless as to its interruption , but watched it with a curious and vivid gaze . There was something very like determina- tion , both in Colyton and Miss Mavesyn , to make the best of ...
... less confidence as to its tendency . She too was powerless as to its interruption , but watched it with a curious and vivid gaze . There was something very like determina- tion , both in Colyton and Miss Mavesyn , to make the best of ...
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... less the letter which she held would disclose the cause of all that had disturbed her in the manner of Colyton . Her own heart had already supplied the interpretation ; but this probably would enable her to speak openly on the matter ...
... less the letter which she held would disclose the cause of all that had disturbed her in the manner of Colyton . Her own heart had already supplied the interpretation ; but this probably would enable her to speak openly on the matter ...
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