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• But Mr. Hale resolved that he would not be disturbed by any such nonsensical idea; so he lay awake, determining not to…
• I take it that 'gentleman' is a term that only describes a person in his relation to others; but when we speak…
• He had not an ounce of superfluous flesh on his bones, and leanness goes a great way towards gentility.
• . . . it seemed to me that where others had prayed before to their God, in their joy or in their…
• I wanted to see the place where Margaret grew to what she is, even at the worst time of all, when I…
• It seemed as though he gave way all at once; he was so languid that he could not control his thoughts; they…
• The question always is, has everything been done to make the sufferings of these exceptions as small as possible? Or, in the…
• I would far rather have two or three lilies of the valley gathered for me by a person I like, than the…

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