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...these people bought books. Commonly, the family sat more in the library than in the "sitting-room," while callers, when they came formally, were kept...of the library furniture was a little shabby; but th* hostile chairs and sofa of the "parlour" always looked new. For all the wear and tear they got...

...these people bought books. Commonly, the family sat more in the library than in the "sitting-room," while callers, when they came formally, were kept...of the library furniture was a little shabby; but th* hostile chairs and sofa of the "parlour" always looked new. For all the wear and tear they got...

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