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admiration Alcæus allan amusement appearance Arbella beautiful calm Captain Fitzroy charms Clara continued conversation countenance Countess cousin cried dear delighted Derbyshire Emily engaged exclaimed expression eyes fair fear feelings Fitzroy forget gaiety gentlemen give glance grace hand happy hear heart honour hope idea indulge interrupted Lady Strathallan Lady Tor Lady Torrendale Ladyship least length look Lord Strathallan Lord Torrendale Madam Major O'Hara manner Marionelli Matilda Melbourne's ment mind Miss De Courcy Miss Ferrars Miss Hautenville Miss Langrish Miss Melbourne Miss Mountain never night observed once passion perceived pleasure poor regret rendale replied resumed Rocks Sappho scene seemed Sir Harold smile soon soul Sowerby Spencer spirit Stockwell Stockwell's Strath sure Swanley sweet tell tender tessellated thing thou thought tilda tion tone Torrendale's Tunbridge turned Virgil's tomb voice whispered whole wish woman Woodlands words young lady
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