London Society, Bind 15James Hogg, Florence Marryat William Clowes and Sons, 1869 |
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Side 149
... Maud looked very beautiful with the light falling on her sculptured chin , her fair neck , and white hands , set off by the deep shadows of the mourning dress she wore . I believe he was going to begin by saying ' it had been a fine day ...
... Maud looked very beautiful with the light falling on her sculptured chin , her fair neck , and white hands , set off by the deep shadows of the mourning dress she wore . I believe he was going to begin by saying ' it had been a fine day ...
Side 150
... Maud was too thoroughly a woman not to admire power , and Tom's intellect possessed obviously no small share of that quality , when directed on such matters as the present . In half an hour he had furnished her with a lucid statement of ...
... Maud was too thoroughly a woman not to admire power , and Tom's intellect possessed obviously no small share of that quality , when directed on such matters as the present . In half an hour he had furnished her with a lucid statement of ...
Side 151
... Maud could not possibly do wrong . So by degrees , and this at an age when young ladies are ordi- narily in the schoolroom , Miss Bruce had grown , on all social questions , to be the virtual head of the family . It was a position of ...
... Maud could not possibly do wrong . So by degrees , and this at an age when young ladies are ordi- narily in the schoolroom , Miss Bruce had grown , on all social questions , to be the virtual head of the family . It was a position of ...
Side 152
... Maud's toilet - table , but they served rather to show how dismal were the shadowy corners of the large lofty bedroom , than to afford light and confidence to its inmate . She listened intently . Yes ; she was sure she heard somebody in ...
... Maud's toilet - table , but they served rather to show how dismal were the shadowy corners of the large lofty bedroom , than to afford light and confidence to its inmate . She listened intently . Yes ; she was sure she heard somebody in ...
Side 154
... Maud dared not trust her voice , but she pointed to the window with a gesture in which she preserved an admirable imitation of confidence and command . Gentleman Jim threw up the sash , but paused ere he ventured his plunge into the ...
... Maud dared not trust her voice , but she pointed to the window with a gesture in which she preserved an admirable imitation of confidence and command . Gentleman Jim threw up the sash , but paused ere he ventured his plunge into the ...
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