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... was the work of a moment . What a change had there been wrought , and in how brief a space of time ! The windows , thrown wide open , admitted the cool fresh breeze , in which the curtains waved and 56 THE DENNES OF DAUNDELYONN .
... was the work of a moment . What a change had there been wrought , and in how brief a space of time ! The windows , thrown wide open , admitted the cool fresh breeze , in which the curtains waved and 56 THE DENNES OF DAUNDELYONN .
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Mrs. Charles J. Proby. cool fresh breeze , in which the curtains waved and fluttered ; the sunlight streamed in full splen- dour upon the mass of chairs and tables , piled one upon the other , while upon the bare sack- ing of the ...
Mrs. Charles J. Proby. cool fresh breeze , in which the curtains waved and fluttered ; the sunlight streamed in full splen- dour upon the mass of chairs and tables , piled one upon the other , while upon the bare sack- ing of the ...
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... fresh breeze , the clear cool sunshine , the matin song of the awakening birds ; and revelling in the dear sense of freedom from the thrall of the schoolroom , the dreary French tragedies I had been doomed to read , the weary musical ex ...
... fresh breeze , the clear cool sunshine , the matin song of the awakening birds ; and revelling in the dear sense of freedom from the thrall of the schoolroom , the dreary French tragedies I had been doomed to read , the weary musical ex ...
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... Fresh- field , and Daundelyonn .. Like herself , her habitation was small , trim , and compact ; cheerfully comfortable , well kept , and pleasant looking . It had a far more inviting and home - like air than many a more lofty and osten ...
... Fresh- field , and Daundelyonn .. Like herself , her habitation was small , trim , and compact ; cheerfully comfortable , well kept , and pleasant looking . It had a far more inviting and home - like air than many a more lofty and osten ...
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... fresh cool air ? -far more healthy than in the stuffy house . " We assented readily ; and Eric asked the meaning of the strange display we had seen upon the lawn . " What ! —the four - and - twenty trousers ? Ah , you remarked them ...
... fresh cool air ? -far more healthy than in the stuffy house . " We assented readily ; and Eric asked the meaning of the strange display we had seen upon the lawn . " What ! —the four - and - twenty trousers ? Ah , you remarked them ...
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