The dull stone house, by Kenner Deene, Volume 2; Volume 1051862 |
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... smiles which she dealt out impartially to all . He hoped for nothing definite , only for the next time of meeting her ; only for another chance , and another , of gazing upon her beauty , of hearing her speak , perhaps even of touching ...
... smiles which she dealt out impartially to all . He hoped for nothing definite , only for the next time of meeting her ; only for another chance , and another , of gazing upon her beauty , of hearing her speak , perhaps even of touching ...
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... " You , Paul ? " " Yes ; and I have no hope in my love ; the object of it is too far above me for me even to breathe her name . " " Like the lover in the German song , ' said Emma , smiling a little . " Oh , THE DULL STONE HOUSE . 23.
... " You , Paul ? " " Yes ; and I have no hope in my love ; the object of it is too far above me for me even to breathe her name . " " Like the lover in the German song , ' said Emma , smiling a little . " Oh , THE DULL STONE HOUSE . 23.
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Charlotte Smith. said Emma , smiling a little . " Oh , Paul , if you have never possessed there is nothing to lose . I have enjoyed the happiness of loving and being loved ; now , as Schiller says , perhaps it is time for me to die ; I ...
Charlotte Smith. said Emma , smiling a little . " Oh , Paul , if you have never possessed there is nothing to lose . I have enjoyed the happiness of loving and being loved ; now , as Schiller says , perhaps it is time for me to die ; I ...
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... smiling in the splendid salon of the Percys , with his gaze fixed on Mar- garet , that peerless lady who was his equal , and whom he had a right to gaze upon . He did not recognise Paul . He had scarcely noticed the dark - haired young ...
... smiling in the splendid salon of the Percys , with his gaze fixed on Mar- garet , that peerless lady who was his equal , and whom he had a right to gaze upon . He did not recognise Paul . He had scarcely noticed the dark - haired young ...
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... smiling . " Then give me your reasons for believing , or rather for disbelieving . " " Willingly . Listen . I see two people who are said to be in love . They go on in the orthodox style . Mind , I take a per- fectly unexceptionable ...
... smiling . " Then give me your reasons for believing , or rather for disbelieving . " " Willingly . Listen . I see two people who are said to be in love . They go on in the orthodox style . Mind , I take a per- fectly unexceptionable ...
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