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. The Florence Stories - Page 71by Jacob Abbott - 1866Full view - About this book
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...pencil. Mrs. 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. The oldest of these... | |
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