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Page 134
... Lady Joan ? " " She was the girl he was so much in love with . Her name was Lady Joan Fayre . " " Was she the daughter of the Countess of Mallowe ? " " Yes . Have you heard of her ? " He recalled Ann's reflective considera- tion of him ...
... Lady Joan ? " " She was the girl he was so much in love with . Her name was Lady Joan Fayre . " " Was she the daughter of the Countess of Mallowe ? " " Yes . Have you heard of her ? " He recalled Ann's reflective considera- tion of him ...
Page 135
... Lady Mallowe is a very worldly woman . One hears they don't get on together , and that she is bitterly disappointed because her daughter has not made a good match . It appears that she might have made sev- eral , but she is so hard and ...
... Lady Mallowe is a very worldly woman . One hears they don't get on together , and that she is bitterly disappointed because her daughter has not made a good match . It appears that she might have made sev- eral , but she is so hard and ...
Page 301
... lady in a play done for the most fashionable and popular actor manager of the most " drawing- room " of West End ... Mallowe called , Rose had just dressed Miss Alicia for the afternoon in one of the most perfect of the evolutions of Mrs.
... lady in a play done for the most fashionable and popular actor manager of the most " drawing- room " of West End ... Mallowe called , Rose had just dressed Miss Alicia for the afternoon in one of the most perfect of the evolutions of Mrs.
Page 302
... Lady Mallowe and Lady Joan Fayre were brought up to her , she was absolutely not really frightened ; a little nervous for a moment , perhaps , but frightened , no . A few weeks of relief and ease , of cheery consideration , of perfectly ...
... Lady Mallowe and Lady Joan Fayre were brought up to her , she was absolutely not really frightened ; a little nervous for a moment , perhaps , but frightened , no . A few weeks of relief and ease , of cheery consideration , of perfectly ...
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... Lady Mallowe went on with a fluent and pleasant talk , through the medium of which she managed to convey a large ... Lady Joan , Miss Alicia heard casually , was a great beauty . Her perfection and her extreme cleverness had made ...
... Lady Mallowe went on with a fluent and pleasant talk , through the medium of which she managed to convey a large ... Lady Joan , Miss Alicia heard casually , was a great beauty . Her perfection and her extreme cleverness had made ...
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