Decima's Promise. [With Plates.]London, 1882 - 244 pages |
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... father , stood upon the rug , surveying the group . Mrs. Fitzroy was in her favourite chair , and Ella , a gentle - mannered fair - haired girl , sat on the sofa , with Decima in an admiring attitude beside her , Edith completed the ...
... father , stood upon the rug , surveying the group . Mrs. Fitzroy was in her favourite chair , and Ella , a gentle - mannered fair - haired girl , sat on the sofa , with Decima in an admiring attitude beside her , Edith completed the ...
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... father sometimes not inaptly termed it . " Aunt Dora's rule is to begin finding fault the moment she walks into one's house . " " Come , that is hardly the way for a niece to speak of an aunt , Dessie . What if you grow up like her ...
... father sometimes not inaptly termed it . " Aunt Dora's rule is to begin finding fault the moment she walks into one's house . " " Come , that is hardly the way for a niece to speak of an aunt , Dessie . What if you grow up like her ...
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... father , while Cecil turned away and inquired of his mother— " How is Mrs. Willoughby - Dumbarton ? " " Not at all improved , " said Decima , before Mrs. Fitzroy could speak . " It was all through her that Mademoiselle came to us . O ...
... father , while Cecil turned away and inquired of his mother— " How is Mrs. Willoughby - Dumbarton ? " " Not at all improved , " said Decima , before Mrs. Fitzroy could speak . " It was all through her that Mademoiselle came to us . O ...
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Agnes Giberne. Cecil shrugged his shoulders , with his father's own gesture , and muttered- " Defend me from such cleverness . " Three days later Decima had a grand struggle- no unusual event — with her governess . The sounds of the ...
Agnes Giberne. Cecil shrugged his shoulders , with his father's own gesture , and muttered- " Defend me from such cleverness . " Three days later Decima had a grand struggle- no unusual event — with her governess . The sounds of the ...
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... her after- wards , though it was not till the following day that she found the opportunity she desired for self- justification . Cecil was out with his father , house- hunting , and Mrs. Fitzroy took advantage of a fine MISS ST . ROCK . 29.
... her after- wards , though it was not till the following day that she found the opportunity she desired for self- justification . Cecil was out with his father , house- hunting , and Mrs. Fitzroy took advantage of a fine MISS ST . ROCK . 29.
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