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... never mind , ' repeated Petito , muttering to herself as she looked after the 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 ...
... never mind , ' repeated Petito , muttering to herself as she looked after the 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 ...
Page 158
... never healed . We could guess as much if the passionate indignation of the second chapter of David Copperfield were our only evidence ; and David was in a sense more fortunate than Dickens had been . At least his parents were dead . It ...
... never healed . We could guess as much if the passionate indignation of the second chapter of David Copperfield were our only evidence ; and David was in a sense more fortunate than Dickens had been . At least his parents were dead . It ...
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... never satisfied with a little of anything , ' she tells Philip Wakem . ' That is why it is better for me to do without earthly happiness altogether ... I never felt that I had enough music- I wanted more instruments playing together - I ...
... never satisfied with a little of anything , ' she tells Philip Wakem . ' That is why it is better for me to do without earthly happiness altogether ... I never felt that I had enough music- I wanted more instruments playing together - I ...
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