The Poor Relation: A Novel, Том 2Hurst and Blackett, 1858 |
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... girl , was now expanding into the beautiful and radiant woman ? -for with the usual precocity of her native clime the niece of Sir Hercules already looked the senior of her two fairer and more delicately- featured cousins . He could not ...
... girl , was now expanding into the beautiful and radiant woman ? -for with the usual precocity of her native clime the niece of Sir Hercules already looked the senior of her two fairer and more delicately- featured cousins . He could not ...
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... girl , as she once more raised her eyes to his ; " my time is too fully occupied for weariness . My uncle requires my almost constant attention ; and while I am watching over him , I am oc- cupied , as you see , in little offices of ...
... girl , as she once more raised her eyes to his ; " my time is too fully occupied for weariness . My uncle requires my almost constant attention ; and while I am watching over him , I am oc- cupied , as you see , in little offices of ...
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... girl has become a better milliner than the Paris - taught Frenchwoman ? " you " Ella ; " whispered the young man ; surely cannot be so thoroughly reconciled to the part which you have been compelled to play in my father's family as you ...
... girl has become a better milliner than the Paris - taught Frenchwoman ? " you " Ella ; " whispered the young man ; surely cannot be so thoroughly reconciled to the part which you have been compelled to play in my father's family as you ...
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... girl , expect to pass through life without her own struggle ? Ho- race , however , was too much and too pain- fully excited to be tranquillised even by those touching words ; nor was it until Sir Hercules in 22 THE POOR RELATION .
... girl , expect to pass through life without her own struggle ? Ho- race , however , was too much and too pain- fully excited to be tranquillised even by those touching words ; nor was it until Sir Hercules in 22 THE POOR RELATION .
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... girl is leading beneath your roof is ill- suited to her years ? And do you , can you , for a moment consider it right or reasonable that she should pay the penalty of my faults ? " " Horace , you make me wretched ! " ex- claimed the ...
... girl is leading beneath your roof is ill- suited to her years ? And do you , can you , for a moment consider it right or reasonable that she should pay the penalty of my faults ? " " Horace , you make me wretched ! " ex- claimed the ...
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affection already appear arrangement arrival Ashton Court asked assure aware baronet beautiful became become believe better cause CHAPTER child circumstances consequently consider considerable convinced course cousin daughter dear desired doubt duty Ella enable exclaimed eyes fact father fear feel felt Florence forget fortunate Frank future girl Goldworthy hand happiness Hatherston heart honour hope Horace hour instant interest kind Lady Harriette land least leave length less lips look Lord Elwood Madame Matilda means mind Miss Ashton moreover morning mother nature never niece once orphan party passed perhaps poor position present prove ready received regret remained remember rendered reply respect secure shares Sir Hercules sisters smile soon suffering surely tears tell thing tion trust turn uncle whole wife wish young
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