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... Bridgenorth entered , at length , the parlour where her anxious lover had so long expected her , it was with a slow step , and a com- posed manner . Her dress was arranged with an accurate attention to form , which at once enhan- ced ...
... Bridgenorth entered , at length , the parlour where her anxious lover had so long expected her , it was with a slow step , and a com- posed manner . Her dress was arranged with an accurate attention to form , which at once enhan- ced ...
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... Bridgenorth's ; but an exquisite form , though not , as yet , sufficiently rounded in the outlines to produce the perfection of female beauty , was able to sustain and give grace even to this un- becoming dress . Her countenance , fair ...
... Bridgenorth's ; but an exquisite form , though not , as yet , sufficiently rounded in the outlines to produce the perfection of female beauty , was able to sustain and give grace even to this un- becoming dress . Her countenance , fair ...
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... Bridgenorth ; " that which is unpleasant , our selfish and stubborn will repre- sents as impossible . I have no confidence in the plan you propose - no confidence in your reso- lution , and less than none in the protection of Deborah ...
... Bridgenorth ; " that which is unpleasant , our selfish and stubborn will repre- sents as impossible . I have no confidence in the plan you propose - no confidence in your reso- lution , and less than none in the protection of Deborah ...
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... Bridgenorth , by my mother's account , is a worthy and an estimable man . I will remind him , that to my mother's care he owes the dear- est treasure and comfort of his life ; and I will ask him if it is a just retribution to make that ...
... Bridgenorth , by my mother's account , is a worthy and an estimable man . I will remind him , that to my mother's care he owes the dear- est treasure and comfort of his life ; and I will ask him if it is a just retribution to make that ...
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... Bridgenorth is , and leave the rest to me ; or let me but know by what address your letters reach him , and I will forthwith essay to discover his dwelling . " " Do not attempt it , I charge you , ” said Alice , " He is already a man of ...
... Bridgenorth is , and leave the rest to me ; or let me but know by what address your letters reach him , and I will forthwith essay to discover his dwelling . " " Do not attempt it , I charge you , ” said Alice , " He is already a man of ...
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