The Novels of Frederika Bremer, 11. köideH. G. Clarke and Company, 1845 |
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... manner pleased me , and who , on ascertaining who I was , paid the utmost attention to my person and luggage . " Ah ! " exclaimed she , as she conducted me up a faintly - lighted winding staircase leading to my apart- ment , " how ...
... manner pleased me , and who , on ascertaining who I was , paid the utmost attention to my person and luggage . " Ah ! " exclaimed she , as she conducted me up a faintly - lighted winding staircase leading to my apart- ment , " how ...
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... manner into the motive of my enterprise . I replied evasively ; the conversation be- came playful ; and I fancied as if a great man - of - war was amusing itself by chasing a little brig which knew how to elude it by rapid unexpected ...
... manner into the motive of my enterprise . I replied evasively ; the conversation be- came playful ; and I fancied as if a great man - of - war was amusing itself by chasing a little brig which knew how to elude it by rapid unexpected ...
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... manner I saw her approach her mother and some other senior member of the company , ever cheerful and attentive , as if anx- ious to please every body . After supper something occurred that made a last- ing impression on me . In the ...
... manner I saw her approach her mother and some other senior member of the company , ever cheerful and attentive , as if anx- ious to please every body . After supper something occurred that made a last- ing impression on me . In the ...
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... the palace . The governess and domestics called me the " Gipsy - girl , " and the " Gipsy - boy . " My stepmother was never harsh in word or action , but she annihilated me by her depreciating compas- sionate manner 20 A DIARY . 20.
... the palace . The governess and domestics called me the " Gipsy - girl , " and the " Gipsy - boy . " My stepmother was never harsh in word or action , but she annihilated me by her depreciating compas- sionate manner 20 A DIARY . 20.
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Fredrika Bremer. but she annihilated me by her depreciating compas- sionate manner and cold disregard , so that I was soon unable to approach her without glowing cheeks , and a heart so full , so swelling with sighs of anguish ( if I may ...
Fredrika Bremer. but she annihilated me by her depreciating compas- sionate manner and cold disregard , so that I was soon unable to approach her without glowing cheeks , and a heart so full , so swelling with sighs of anguish ( if I may ...
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