The Torchlight: Or, Through the WoodDerby & Jackson, 1856 - 446 pages |
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... received bounty and con- descension ? There was an alternative - one loophole of escape , a rich but " vulgar match . " Such Mrs. Castleman deemed an alliance with the worthy manufacturer . But she was a woman of calculation , as well ...
... received bounty and con- descension ? There was an alternative - one loophole of escape , a rich but " vulgar match . " Such Mrs. Castleman deemed an alliance with the worthy manufacturer . But she was a woman of calculation , as well ...
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... received the devoted attentions of another , suitable in age , as brilliant , as highly educated as herself . At the ... receiving her worshipers . Those most privileged at the present period , were young Hugh Shelbourne and the rich ...
... received the devoted attentions of another , suitable in age , as brilliant , as highly educated as herself . At the ... receiving her worshipers . Those most privileged at the present period , were young Hugh Shelbourne and the rich ...
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... received information , which greatly disappointed her , relative to the will of a deceased uncle , from whom she had been taught to expect a rich legacy . Chagrined , and vexed , she was the representation of ill humor , as she sat ...
... received information , which greatly disappointed her , relative to the will of a deceased uncle , from whom she had been taught to expect a rich legacy . Chagrined , and vexed , she was the representation of ill humor , as she sat ...
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... receiving , a favor , was odious to them ; and none the less to the younger branches of the Castleman family , for her acknowledged beauty , which they talked of less than of her pride and vanity . The sleek , soft , silky widow , with ...
... receiving , a favor , was odious to them ; and none the less to the younger branches of the Castleman family , for her acknowledged beauty , which they talked of less than of her pride and vanity . The sleek , soft , silky widow , with ...
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... received , and sat a long time on the other stone dog , before he followed into the house . With indifference , the lady ascended the steps , but started back as she observed the interior of the premises . Com- manding herself , she ...
... received , and sat a long time on the other stone dog , before he followed into the house . With indifference , the lady ascended the steps , but started back as she observed the interior of the premises . Com- manding herself , she ...
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