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Page 37
... girl go to the workhouse infirmary . " We'll see the last of her , " they said , and all three went into a brothel . They looked after the dying girl for a month , and then she died . They paid for her funeral , to which they went ...
... girl go to the workhouse infirmary . " We'll see the last of her , " they said , and all three went into a brothel . They looked after the dying girl for a month , and then she died . They paid for her funeral , to which they went ...
Page 271
... girl came out as governess to the children of some English people settled on the island , and after a while she was asked in marriage by a planter . On the face of it , it was a good match for her ; he was well - off , a very good ...
... girl came out as governess to the children of some English people settled on the island , and after a while she was asked in marriage by a planter . On the face of it , it was a good match for her ; he was well - off , a very good ...
Page 317
... girl working in a factory fall desperately in love with one another . He is unhap- pily married to a nagging , jealous wife . The pair elope and take lodgings in Stepney . By the papers the girl discovers to her horror that the man has ...
... girl working in a factory fall desperately in love with one another . He is unhap- pily married to a nagging , jealous wife . The pair elope and take lodgings in Stepney . By the papers the girl discovers to her horror that the man has ...
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