Prose Works, Volume 1Chatto and Windus, 1888 |
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... pressed on his aching sense . Still did he feel his soul irresistibly softened towards Matilda her love for him flattered his vanity ; and though he could not feel reciprocal affection towards her , yet her kindness in rescuing him from ...
... pressed on his aching sense . Still did he feel his soul irresistibly softened towards Matilda her love for him flattered his vanity ; and though he could not feel reciprocal affection towards her , yet her kindness in rescuing him from ...
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... pressed it to her lips with an eager and impassioned gesture , and led him to the opposite door of the saloon . Suddenly the stranger turned , but as quickly regained his former position , as he retreated through the door ; not quickly ...
... pressed it to her lips with an eager and impassioned gesture , and led him to the opposite door of the saloon . Suddenly the stranger turned , but as quickly regained his former position , as he retreated through the door ; not quickly ...
Page 39
... pressed her burning lips to his . She took his hand - it was cold , and at intervals slightly agitated by convulsions . A deep sigh at this instant burst from his lips - a momentary hectic flushed his cheek , as the miserable Verezzi ...
... pressed her burning lips to his . She took his hand - it was cold , and at intervals slightly agitated by convulsions . A deep sigh at this instant burst from his lips - a momentary hectic flushed his cheek , as the miserable Verezzi ...
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... pressed his burning hand in hers , and waited , with apparent composure , for eleven o'clock . Slowly the hours passed - the clock of Passau tolled each lingering quarter as they rolled away , and hastened towards the appointed time ...
... pressed his burning hand in hers , and waited , with apparent composure , for eleven o'clock . Slowly the hours passed - the clock of Passau tolled each lingering quarter as they rolled away , and hastened towards the appointed time ...
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... pressed his finger on his lip . She understood the movement , and though her heart was dilated with sudden and excessive delight , she smothered her joy , as she had before her grief , and gazed with rapturous emotion on the countenance ...
... pressed his finger on his lip . She understood the movement , and though her heart was dilated with sudden and excessive delight , she smothered her joy , as she had before her grief , and gazed with rapturous emotion on the countenance ...
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