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Arldens asks Leslie beautiful believe better Blanche Brenton brother carriage Cobb's color comes cousin Dorothy dear door Douglas Favernel dress dyspepsia Eustace eyeglasses eyes face fairy Fairylands father Faver feel Frank Favernel gaze gentleman girl give glad glance good-by guests hand happy head heart Henry Forrest horses housekeeper Jericho Laible's Lamkin laughs leans leave Leslie looks Leslie's married meet mind minute Miss Appleton Miss Dorothy Miss Forrest Miss Valentine mountains Nell's never night party piazza pretty Regy remarks remember replies Leslie returns Leslie says Favernel says Laible says Leslie says Miss Cobb says Nell seat shakes shoulder silence sits smile speak stands suddenly suppose sure surprise talk tell thing thought to-morrow to-night Tom Laible tone turns Twinkle Umbagog Lake voice W. D. HOWELLS walk window wish woman wonder young lady
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Page 239 - There, too, our elder sister plied Her evening task the stand beside; A full, rich nature, free to trust, Truthful and almost sternly just, Impulsive, earnest, prompt to act, And make her generous thought a fact, Keeping with many a light disguise The secret of self-sacrifice.
Page 80 - But when she glanced to the far-off town, White from its hill-slope looking down, The sweet song died, and a vague unrest And a nameless longing filled her breast, — A wish, that she hardly dared to own, For something better than she had known.
Page 269 - COULD ye come back to me, Douglas, Douglas, In the old likeness that I knew, I would be so faithful, so loving, Douglas, Douglas, Douglas, tender and true. Never a scornful word should grieve ye, I'd smile on ye sweet as the angels do ; — Sweet as your smile on me shone ever, Douglas, Douglas, tender and true.
Page 33 - And all along the coast that year Votive candles were scarce and dear. Never a tear bedims the eye That time and patience will not dry; Never a lip is curved with pain That can't be kissed into smiles again...
Page 247 - These sayings are true at all times, and equally true that " a little nonsense now and then is relished by the wisest men.
Page 260 - ... The household art is the only dower I can bring, save myself, to him I wed; Canst thou find the roof and earn the flour ? Then I can make home, and sweet, white bread. "Thou art poor, art thou ? Yet thou lovest me! " Her pale face flushed with a burning red: "Well, Maud is poor, and she loveth thee; So now we are rich, are we not?" she said, And faltered, all trembling with love confessed; And I, with knowing I was so dear, Trembled, but gathered my rose to my breast; And Love was answered, and...