Temptation and Atonement, and Other Tales, Volumen1H. Colburn, 1847 |
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... girl named Esther , a year younger than himself , who comforted him , by her overweening affection , for his troubles , past , present , or to come . The first great trouble , however , of which he was conscious , was his final ...
... girl named Esther , a year younger than himself , who comforted him , by her overweening affection , for his troubles , past , present , or to come . The first great trouble , however , of which he was conscious , was his final ...
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... girl , whom he had beheld but twice or thrice since she grew to woman's estate , were so faint , and , above all , the wasted shadowy creature before him bore such slight affinity to the well - conditioned maiden so loved of Luke , and ...
... girl , whom he had beheld but twice or thrice since she grew to woman's estate , were so faint , and , above all , the wasted shadowy creature before him bore such slight affinity to the well - conditioned maiden so loved of Luke , and ...
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... girl , snatching away her hand , and taking from the trembling hold of the old man the spade he was now scarcely capable of using . " What do you want with me , Hetty ? What is it you are going to do ? I came here to dig up roots for my ...
... girl , snatching away her hand , and taking from the trembling hold of the old man the spade he was now scarcely capable of using . " What do you want with me , Hetty ? What is it you are going to do ? I came here to dig up roots for my ...
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... girl . " The gentle- man , whoever he may be , spoke you fairly , and seemed to mean you no harm . " " Means me no harm ! " muttered poor Downing , with a haggard look . " People who have undergone much trouble , get to look upon ...
... girl . " The gentle- man , whoever he may be , spoke you fairly , and seemed to mean you no harm . " " Means me no harm ! " muttered poor Downing , with a haggard look . " People who have undergone much trouble , get to look upon ...
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... girl ! -Good girl ! " moaned the fa- ther of Luke . " And next week , uncle , I shall embark at Liverpool . You will not betray me to my brother ? No , no , you will not betray me . Since my poor mother's death , I have not held myself ...
... girl ! -Good girl ! " moaned the fa- ther of Luke . " And next week , uncle , I shall embark at Liverpool . You will not betray me to my brother ? No , no , you will not betray me . Since my poor mother's death , I have not held myself ...
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afford Aldridge baronet Black Lion Boscawen brother Cecilia Church Lane Cissy coffin Colonel Garrett Colonel Larpent Colston family comfort cottage cousin cried daugh dear death door endeavoured Esther Harman eyes face fancied favour fortune funeral garden girl grave green Hams hand happy Hart Hartington Hall heart hurried Inner Temple Jack John Downing John Downing's justice knew lady late Sir Clement Laurence Donovan letter lips look Luke Downing Master Downing ment mercy mind Miss Colston morning mother murder neighbour never niece Norcroft old Downing parish perhaps person poor clerk poor Downing poor Jack poor Luke present reached rector rendered replied resumed scarcely Sir Cle Sir Henry Sir Henry Fletcher Sir Mark Colston sister smile Sophia soul spot stood stranger stream thing tion uncle vestry vidual village voice Warling Wood wife Wigswell Wigswell's word young
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Página 201 - I was coming to visit you this morning, uncle," said she, in a broken voice, " even if we had not met in Warling Wood. I wanted to see you. I wanted to tell you that I had heard from him. A ship letter. He is well. It was a hint from him that urged me to the duty you found me executing."