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... never came off ; and it is about this failure I am going to tell you . It all happened so very , very long ago that I have no fear of reviving painful memories in the thoughts of the principal actors ; most of them have passed away to ...
... never came off ; and it is about this failure I am going to tell you . It all happened so very , very long ago that I have no fear of reviving painful memories in the thoughts of the principal actors ; most of them have passed away to ...
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... severance , adding that I knew she could do it if she tried . 66 Never shall I forget that essay , and the anxiety it cost me ! We were not allowed to help each other , but still all my discourses would turn on 6 [ I. SPRING COMEDIES .
... severance , adding that I knew she could do it if she tried . 66 Never shall I forget that essay , and the anxiety it cost me ! We were not allowed to help each other , but still all my discourses would turn on 6 [ I. SPRING COMEDIES .
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... about home duties and home cares , I wrote and told Helen that I could come now and pay her this long - promised visit ; she seemed , by her reply , to be just as fond of me as ever ; and never was there 12 [ 1 . SPRING COMEDIES .
... about home duties and home cares , I wrote and told Helen that I could come now and pay her this long - promised visit ; she seemed , by her reply , to be just as fond of me as ever ; and never was there 12 [ 1 . SPRING COMEDIES .
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... never told me anything about him : perhaps he has only just come ; " and yet , saying this , I felt as perfectly persuaded as if Mrs. Ramsay herself had announced it , that Mr. Charles , " leastways Mr. Ken- neth , " either was now , or ...
... never told me anything about him : perhaps he has only just come ; " and yet , saying this , I felt as perfectly persuaded as if Mrs. Ramsay herself had announced it , that Mr. Charles , " leastways Mr. Ken- neth , " either was now , or ...
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... never had the least scope for her love of movement and serving . Although it was quite foreign to my nature and habits to stand still and be waited on , I perceived that Mrs. Ramsay was so pleased to bustle about , that I gave myself up ...
... never had the least scope for her love of movement and serving . Although it was quite foreign to my nature and habits to stand still and be waited on , I perceived that Mrs. Ramsay was so pleased to bustle about , that I gave myself up ...
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