Temple Bar, Volume 7Ward and Lock, 1862 |
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... Miss Marchmont she was always called Miss Marchmont in that Oakley- Street household - wore her brown - stuff frock and scanty diaper pinafore as neatly as her father wore his threadbare coat and darned linen . She was very pretty ...
... Miss Marchmont she was always called Miss Marchmont in that Oakley- Street household - wore her brown - stuff frock and scanty diaper pinafore as neatly as her father wore his threadbare coat and darned linen . She was very pretty ...
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... Miss Marchmont had some thoughts of building a shop close to March- mont Towers for the accommodating butcher , and of adopting the green- grocer's eldest daughter for her confidante and companion . Heaven knows how many times the ...
... Miss Marchmont had some thoughts of building a shop close to March- mont Towers for the accommodating butcher , and of adopting the green- grocer's eldest daughter for her confidante and companion . Heaven knows how many times the ...
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... Miss Mary . " He called her " Miss Mary , " and seemed rather shy of speaking to her . Her womanliness impressed him in spite of himself . He had a fancy that she was old enough to feel the humiliation of her father's position , and to ...
... Miss Mary . " He called her " Miss Mary , " and seemed rather shy of speaking to her . Her womanliness impressed him in spite of himself . He had a fancy that she was old enough to feel the humiliation of her father's position , and to ...
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... Miss Marchmont ! " he was going to say " little Mary , " but had checked himself abruptly at the sudden recollection of the earn- est hazel eyes that had kept wondering watch upon his ravages at the breakfast - table . " I'm sure Miss ...
... Miss Marchmont ! " he was going to say " little Mary , " but had checked himself abruptly at the sudden recollection of the earn- est hazel eyes that had kept wondering watch upon his ravages at the breakfast - table . " I'm sure Miss ...
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... Miss Mary ; and my mother shall adopt her , and she shall live at Dangerfield , and be educated with my sister Letitia , who has the jolliest French governess , and a German maid for conversation ; and don't let Paul Marchmont try on ...
... Miss Mary ; and my mother shall adopt her , and she shall live at Dangerfield , and be educated with my sister Letitia , who has the jolliest French governess , and a German maid for conversation ; and don't let Paul Marchmont try on ...
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