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Page 28
... looked out through the window down the drop of the terraces and across the sleekly flooded river to the high bright rise of woods on the opposite side of the valley . The morning was damp and full of sunlight , still sweet air as soft ...
... looked out through the window down the drop of the terraces and across the sleekly flooded river to the high bright rise of woods on the opposite side of the valley . The morning was damp and full of sunlight , still sweet air as soft ...
Page 93
... looked at her darkly and sat down . " Child- ren ? " was all she said . But they all knew what she meant . Poor little Muriel blushed hotly , she could never get over the shame of her age and single state . Ambrose looked as discomposed ...
... looked at her darkly and sat down . " Child- ren ? " was all she said . But they all knew what she meant . Poor little Muriel blushed hotly , she could never get over the shame of her age and single state . Ambrose looked as discomposed ...
Page 310
... looked like a very clean , black fish . She looked lovely and clear - lined and active . Beyond any of them she suggested an extremity of luxury and cleanliness . She wore her pearls and diamond bracelets with that sort of bold ...
... looked like a very clean , black fish . She looked lovely and clear - lined and active . Beyond any of them she suggested an extremity of luxury and cleanliness . She wore her pearls and diamond bracelets with that sort of bold ...
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