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... speak- er , which was accompanied by a scorn- ful forced kind of smile , and an indig- nant blush , that , as it kindled into deep- er shades , became at length of so reful- gent a tint , as quite to overpower the rouge which her ...
... speak- er , which was accompanied by a scorn- ful forced kind of smile , and an indig- nant blush , that , as it kindled into deep- er shades , became at length of so reful- gent a tint , as quite to overpower the rouge which her ...
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... speak of Carleton , for he had been the mere ac- quaintance of an hour , till their expe- dition to Scotland with the two heir- esses cemented their friendship ; but to a lieutenant of the name of Dorrington ,, who had little but his ...
... speak of Carleton , for he had been the mere ac- quaintance of an hour , till their expe- dition to Scotland with the two heir- esses cemented their friendship ; but to a lieutenant of the name of Dorrington ,, who had little but his ...
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... speaking feature , for the eyes of lady Emily owed their chief beauty to their intelligent animation . Clarissa entered the dining - parlour of colonel Ardenbrooke , a finished beauty . Lady Emily was handed down stairs by the ...
... speaking feature , for the eyes of lady Emily owed their chief beauty to their intelligent animation . Clarissa entered the dining - parlour of colonel Ardenbrooke , a finished beauty . Lady Emily was handed down stairs by the ...
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... speak to me . I am subject to these indispositions - vio- lent while they last , but , soon over . " Your ladyship is indeed subject to them , " said the major , rather sarcastically . Clarissa Clarissa thought him cruel and rude ; nor ...
... speak to me . I am subject to these indispositions - vio- lent while they last , but , soon over . " Your ladyship is indeed subject to them , " said the major , rather sarcastically . Clarissa Clarissa thought him cruel and rude ; nor ...
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... speak , the high polished , and still higher fed servants of colonel Arden- brooke , found the charm destroyed : as to Mrs. Harrison , she declared she could not abide the country gawky ; especi- ally as she would often catch the butler ...
... speak , the high polished , and still higher fed servants of colonel Arden- brooke , found the charm destroyed : as to Mrs. Harrison , she declared she could not abide the country gawky ; especi- ally as she would often catch the butler ...
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