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... eye to their effect on her , and when her response came , peaceful and placid and non - comprehending , he would look about the table with delight , as much as to say , " Isn't she a wonder ? Do you know her equal ? " Humor may be the ...
... eye to their effect on her , and when her response came , peaceful and placid and non - comprehending , he would look about the table with delight , as much as to say , " Isn't she a wonder ? Do you know her equal ? " Humor may be the ...
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... eyes that they were being duly impressed . After the play he asked them to come and see him be- hind the scenes . They sat together for a while in solemn silence , and then the mammy resolutely nudged her husband . The old man gathered ...
... eyes that they were being duly impressed . After the play he asked them to come and see him be- hind the scenes . They sat together for a while in solemn silence , and then the mammy resolutely nudged her husband . The old man gathered ...
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... eyes and sit up . " I should have went on the stage , " said the young woman complacently . " But , " returned Mrs. Fiske , " look at me think how I have had to work and study to gain what success I have , and win such fame as is now ...
... eyes and sit up . " I should have went on the stage , " said the young woman complacently . " But , " returned Mrs. Fiske , " look at me think how I have had to work and study to gain what success I have , and win such fame as is now ...
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... eyes . -Life . -Life ADAPTATION " I know a nature - faker , " said Mr. Bache , the author , " who claims that a hen of his last month hatched , from a setting of seventeen eggs , seventeen chicks that had , in lieu of feathers , fur ...
... eyes . -Life . -Life ADAPTATION " I know a nature - faker , " said Mr. Bache , the author , " who claims that a hen of his last month hatched , from a setting of seventeen eggs , seventeen chicks that had , in lieu of feathers , fur ...
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... to the bottom of the list , he turned to an unobtrusive young man who had been watching him out of the corner of his eye . " Say , have you seen this show ? " he asked . " Sure , " replied the young man . " TOASTER'S HANDBOOK.
... to the bottom of the list , he turned to an unobtrusive young man who had been watching him out of the corner of his eye . " Say , have you seen this show ? " he asked . " Sure , " replied the young man . " TOASTER'S HANDBOOK.
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