The dull stone house, by Kenner Deene, Volume 2; Volume 1051862 |
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... day . " " Do you sleep well ? " asked Paul . Across the sculptured marble of the face there passed a vivid flush at this simple , natural question , and she turned the blue eyes away , and when she spoke , it was THE DULL STONE HOUSE . 5.
... day . " " Do you sleep well ? " asked Paul . Across the sculptured marble of the face there passed a vivid flush at this simple , natural question , and she turned the blue eyes away , and when she spoke , it was THE DULL STONE HOUSE . 5.
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... asked Paul to be seated . " Miss Percy is much better . She is in the garden . " And presently Miss Percy came in , lovelier , so Paul thought , than any poet's dream . Margaret Percy could not but have noticed that the young surgeon's ...
... asked Paul to be seated . " Miss Percy is much better . She is in the garden . " And presently Miss Percy came in , lovelier , so Paul thought , than any poet's dream . Margaret Percy could not but have noticed that the young surgeon's ...
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... asked Miss Percy , almost sharply . " I only mean , dear girl , that it would be a sad thing if , when irrevocably pledged to him , some magician should arise , who would have power to stir your nature to its utmost depths . " " Poor ...
... asked Miss Percy , almost sharply . " I only mean , dear girl , that it would be a sad thing if , when irrevocably pledged to him , some magician should arise , who would have power to stir your nature to its utmost depths . " " Poor ...
Page 63
... asked Flora , firmly . " The person whom you honour by ad- dressing , Miss Heartley , has but one mean- ing , and he wishes to convey it to you at once . It is not an agreeable thing to say to a lady , but still it must be said ...
... asked Flora , firmly . " The person whom you honour by ad- dressing , Miss Heartley , has but one mean- ing , and he wishes to convey it to you at once . It is not an agreeable thing to say to a lady , but still it must be said ...
Page 72
... my dinner ? " he asked moodily , and without taking his eyes from the fire . " Yes , plenty of everything . " " Serve it up then , please , I'm hungry . " She laid the cloth herself and brought up a tongue 72 THE DULL STONE HOUSE .
... my dinner ? " he asked moodily , and without taking his eyes from the fire . " Yes , plenty of everything . " " Serve it up then , please , I'm hungry . " She laid the cloth herself and brought up a tongue 72 THE DULL STONE HOUSE .
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Page 131 - If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us; but if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Page 109 - Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!
Page 106 - Ne'er tell me of glories serenely adorning The close of our day, the calm eve of our night: Give me back, give me back the wild freshness of morning, — Its smiles and its tears are worth evening's best light.
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