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... whilst our glorious Helen had the tawny hair and golden - brown eyes with which we credit the conventional lion . That sort of colouring nearly always goes with fine physical proportions , and Helen stood five feet eight in her shoes ...
... whilst our glorious Helen had the tawny hair and golden - brown eyes with which we credit the conventional lion . That sort of colouring nearly always goes with fine physical proportions , and Helen stood five feet eight in her shoes ...
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... whilst dear , gentle mamma - ah ! how long , how very long it is since those days — said plaintively , " You know , Edy , it isn't as if there were any more girls to help me , but you really do get through so much , and amuse the boys ...
... whilst dear , gentle mamma - ah ! how long , how very long it is since those days — said plaintively , " You know , Edy , it isn't as if there were any more girls to help me , but you really do get through so much , and amuse the boys ...
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... whilst she fussed over the arrangement of the fire and screen , a comfortable chair , and so forth . I daresay you would not admire Helen's room very much if you contrasted it with the smart chintz boudoirs of the present day ; but I ...
... whilst she fussed over the arrangement of the fire and screen , a comfortable chair , and so forth . I daresay you would not admire Helen's room very much if you contrasted it with the smart chintz boudoirs of the present day ; but I ...
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... whilst he is dressing . " " Is Dalethorpe very large ? " I asked ; and this ques- tion beguiled us into quite a long conversation , in the course of which we touched on many things connected with the past and probable future of this ...
... whilst he is dressing . " " Is Dalethorpe very large ? " I asked ; and this ques- tion beguiled us into quite a long conversation , in the course of which we touched on many things connected with the past and probable future of this ...
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... Whilst Martha was assisting me to unpack and arrange my clothes the night before , she had said more than once , " What a thing it is , Miss , that mis- tress do keep up so hearty . One would ha ' thought she'd ha ' clean broke her ...
... Whilst Martha was assisting me to unpack and arrange my clothes the night before , she had said more than once , " What a thing it is , Miss , that mis- tress do keep up so hearty . One would ha ' thought she'd ha ' clean broke her ...
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