Geraldine Fauconberg, Volume 2G. Wilkie and J. Robinson, 1808 - English fiction |
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... being one to which her uncle had twice carried her . You did not there find the sands very delightful . " ( ( No , indeed ; but still I had great plea- sure in walking upon the shore . I love the smell of the sea - weed ; I love to 12.
... being one to which her uncle had twice carried her . You did not there find the sands very delightful . " ( ( No , indeed ; but still I had great plea- sure in walking upon the shore . I love the smell of the sea - weed ; I love to 12.
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... uncle's tur- bulence , she gave way to no peevishness ; but evinced a command of temper , and a gentle- ness , very highly to her credit . During tea , Mrs. Neville gave Sir Henry a direct and unceremonious lecture upon his conduct ...
... uncle's tur- bulence , she gave way to no peevishness ; but evinced a command of temper , and a gentle- ness , very highly to her credit . During tea , Mrs. Neville gave Sir Henry a direct and unceremonious lecture upon his conduct ...
Page 22
... uncle's humour . At length we conquered her unaffected timidity ; she begun , but so softly and tremulously , we could scarcely hear her : by degrees she ac- quired more courage , and with real delight we then listened to the purest and ...
... uncle's humour . At length we conquered her unaffected timidity ; she begun , but so softly and tremulously , we could scarcely hear her : by degrees she ac- quired more courage , and with real delight we then listened to the purest and ...
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... uncle . " " That is a pity , for the enumeration could not but edify the company . But amongst the illustrious acquisitions thus obtained , let me record all I can recollect . Ladies and gentle- men , Miss Cecil , simple as she sits ...
... uncle . " " That is a pity , for the enumeration could not but edify the company . But amongst the illustrious acquisitions thus obtained , let me record all I can recollect . Ladies and gentle- men , Miss Cecil , simple as she sits ...
Page 38
... make proposals for Geraldine , before her dear , unsuspicious uncle even dreams that he admires her . But we females are not so blind to these interesting little concerns ; we can foretel , almost to an hour , the exact 38.
... make proposals for Geraldine , before her dear , unsuspicious uncle even dreams that he admires her . But we females are not so blind to these interesting little concerns ; we can foretel , almost to an hour , the exact 38.
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