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Page 90
... lady constantly chaperoned , a world of routs , assemblies , balls , and tea - parties , domin- ated by the quest for marriage , or rather , dominated by the manoeu- vring , innocent or otherwise , necessary to place a girl in the way ...
... lady constantly chaperoned , a world of routs , assemblies , balls , and tea - parties , domin- ated by the quest for marriage , or rather , dominated by the manoeu- vring , innocent or otherwise , necessary to place a girl in the way ...
Page 101
... ladies whilst they ran down- stairs . ' I can't abide to dress any young lady who says never mind , and it will do very well . That , and her never talking to one confidentially , or trusting one with the least bit of her secrets , is ...
... ladies whilst they ran down- stairs . ' I can't abide to dress any young lady who says never mind , and it will do very well . That , and her never talking to one confidentially , or trusting one with the least bit of her secrets , is ...
Page 120
... Lady McLaughlin and Sir Sampson . There is no subtlety in this comedy of cross - purposes , in which Lady Juliana's sensibilities are constantly being outraged by the homely crudities of life in the Highlands ; it is the high - spirited ...
... Lady McLaughlin and Sir Sampson . There is no subtlety in this comedy of cross - purposes , in which Lady Juliana's sensibilities are constantly being outraged by the homely crudities of life in the Highlands ; it is the high - spirited ...
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