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... husband knows of this letter ; and he it was who instigated my cousin to write it to me ; and the request in it comes from him . Now could I laugh heartily , in spite of disappointment and every other feeling , to think what an ...
... husband knows of this letter ; and he it was who instigated my cousin to write it to me ; and the request in it comes from him . Now could I laugh heartily , in spite of disappointment and every other feeling , to think what an ...
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... husband pays such court to , be- cause he happens to have great expecta- tions from them , are expected in town every hour , and we , who are living on credit , are to receive , support , and make much of the whole set . " " If I might ...
... husband pays such court to , be- cause he happens to have great expecta- tions from them , are expected in town every hour , and we , who are living on credit , are to receive , support , and make much of the whole set . " " If I might ...
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... husband I - But then I dare not ask him , for though he carefully avoids mentioning the blue room , and never goes into it , yet he might , much wonder at my asking to fit up another *邀 apartment for his protegée , when we have have ...
... husband I - But then I dare not ask him , for though he carefully avoids mentioning the blue room , and never goes into it , yet he might , much wonder at my asking to fit up another *邀 apartment for his protegée , when we have have ...
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... husband every hour . " Well , my lady , " said she , " there is not a minute to be lost , therefore , if you please , I will go immediately to Browne . " Ah , do , my good girl , go instantly , " said her ladyship , " for if he ...
... husband every hour . " Well , my lady , " said she , " there is not a minute to be lost , therefore , if you please , I will go immediately to Browne . " Ah , do , my good girl , go instantly , " said her ladyship , " for if he ...
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... husband of Laura , better than this friend ; how if my niece marries with my sanction , and I cannot forgive one without for- giving the other , I cannot withhold her fortune ; but I will give captain Arden- brooke only a part of ...
... husband of Laura , better than this friend ; how if my niece marries with my sanction , and I cannot forgive one without for- giving the other , I cannot withhold her fortune ; but I will give captain Arden- brooke only a part of ...
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Parents and Wives: Or, Inconsistency and Mistakes: a Novel;, Volume 1 Green No preview available - 2017 |
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