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... asked , whether all good men were ambitious . The only reply I received was , if they are not ambitious , they are something else ; men are human beings ; of course they are imperfect . ' And then began a discussion as to the ...
... asked , whether all good men were ambitious . The only reply I received was , if they are not ambitious , they are something else ; men are human beings ; of course they are imperfect . ' And then began a discussion as to the ...
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... asked me , in the quick tone which had so often startled me into saying , ' yes , ' before I had time to consider . Yet I did think ; and I went over in my own mind the reasons why I should or should not I have always dreaded to make ...
... asked me , in the quick tone which had so often startled me into saying , ' yes , ' before I had time to consider . Yet I did think ; and I went over in my own mind the reasons why I should or should not I have always dreaded to make ...
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... asking for such a thing , and so we were forced into intimacy of the most undesirable kind . To us , at the time , it was mere fun ; we had never been accustomed to be particular in these matters . But it was not so after- wards . The ...
... asking for such a thing , and so we were forced into intimacy of the most undesirable kind . To us , at the time , it was mere fun ; we had never been accustomed to be particular in these matters . But it was not so after- wards . The ...
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... asked questions , and they answered me . suppose the subjects they would have been most at home with would have been their school life and their lessons ; but I dislike showing what must appear curiosity ; and girls of their age resent ...
... asked questions , and they answered me . suppose the subjects they would have been most at home with would have been their school life and their lessons ; but I dislike showing what must appear curiosity ; and girls of their age resent ...
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... asked about our neighbours , and the village , and West- ford ; the size of the garden , the drawing - room , and the dining - room ; whilst Cecil took more interest in the fact of my intention to keep two cows and some poultry . I was ...
... asked about our neighbours , and the village , and West- ford ; the size of the garden , the drawing - room , and the dining - room ; whilst Cecil took more interest in the fact of my intention to keep two cows and some poultry . I was ...
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