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... minds of the children during the interval while they would be left alone at the hotel , had authorized them to take three drives in a carriage , which drives were to be under John's management . She gave John the money to pay for them ...
... minds of the children during the interval while they would be left alone at the hotel , had authorized them to take three drives in a carriage , which drives were to be under John's management . She gave John the money to pay for them ...
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... minds during the time while they were waiting for Mr. and Mrs. Otis . Accord- ingly , as soon as the children had had time to recover a little from the first impressions of sad- ness left on their minds by their mother's de- parture 30 ...
... minds during the time while they were waiting for Mr. and Mrs. Otis . Accord- ingly , as soon as the children had had time to recover a little from the first impressions of sad- ness left on their minds by their mother's de- parture 30 ...
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Jacob Abbott. ness left on their minds by their mother's de- parture , they began to think of their drives and their purchases , and John said he meant to take his first excursion that very afternoon . This plan he carried into effect ...
Jacob Abbott. ness left on their minds by their mother's de- parture , they began to think of their drives and their purchases , and John said he meant to take his first excursion that very afternoon . This plan he carried into effect ...
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... minds in some measure from the sad and sorrowful ideas connected with being separated from her , and being left alone . If , instead of a letter of this practical and business character , she had written them in a sentimental and pa ...
... minds in some measure from the sad and sorrowful ideas connected with being separated from her , and being left alone . If , instead of a letter of this practical and business character , she had written them in a sentimental and pa ...
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... troubled at losing the pleasure I had anticipated in making the return journey with you , through Florence , Turin and Geneva , were it not that my anxiety about my mother fills my mind so completely 38 STILL MORE ALONE .
... troubled at losing the pleasure I had anticipated in making the return journey with you , through Florence , Turin and Geneva , were it not that my anxiety about my mother fills my mind so completely 38 STILL MORE ALONE .
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Page 6 - NEW YORK: D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 200 BROADWAY. MDCCCXLH. V ENTERED, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1842, BY D. APPLETON & COMPANY, in the Clerk's Office of the District Conrt of the United States, for the Southern District of New York.
Page 35 - ... income serve for your own expenses, as (I fear) from the narrowness of my present prospects It will not be in my power to afford you assistance. I had flattered myself with the contrary persuasion, and this is one of my airy Castles, the destruction of which gives me the most pain and disappointment. I assure you, it is a great source of satisfaction to me to think, that at least you have a comfortable House, where you are secure from vulgar intrusion, and vulgar occurrences; and I cannot but...
Page 71 - M sat at a window which was hall raised to admit the breath of a balmy summer day, and she had a book in her hand which she had been reading aloud to three of her daughters, who were engaged in useful and ornamental work.
Page 108 - So my mother was convinced that he was a thief, and that he had come in to steal the money from the pockets of her dresses.
Page 39 - Give my love to the children, and believe me, as ever, " Your very affectionate friend,