A Young Girl's WooingDodd, Mead, 1884 - 482 pages This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. |
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Page 19
... lady a book was a book , a kind of general fertilizer of the mind , and as Madge usually took cold when she went out , and was assuredly acquiring from the multitude of volumes she devoured all the knowledge a woman needed , she was ...
... lady a book was a book , a kind of general fertilizer of the mind , and as Madge usually took cold when she went out , and was assuredly acquiring from the multitude of volumes she devoured all the knowledge a woman needed , she was ...
Page 32
... ladies ' dressing - room was a desperate effort ; but when she was once out- side the house the cold , pure air revived her slightly . " You can excuse me to our hostess -- she will not , " she faltered , and it seemed to her then that ...
... ladies ' dressing - room was a desperate effort ; but when she was once out- side the house the cold , pure air revived her slightly . " You can excuse me to our hostess -- she will not , " she faltered , and it seemed to her then that ...
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... ladies ; but his good - nature prevailed , and instead of the doctor he ordered a superb bouquet of Jac- queminot roses . Meanwhile events were taking place of which Madge had no knowledge , but which would favor the plan slowly ...
... ladies ; but his good - nature prevailed , and instead of the doctor he ordered a superb bouquet of Jac- queminot roses . Meanwhile events were taking place of which Madge had no knowledge , but which would favor the plan slowly ...
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... lady well understood . Since he was to be absent for an indefinite period , and would have no chance to observe her other little affairs , she permitted herself to be gracious and re- gretful up to the point of inspiring much hope for ...
... lady well understood . Since he was to be absent for an indefinite period , and would have no chance to observe her other little affairs , she permitted herself to be gracious and re- gretful up to the point of inspiring much hope for ...
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... lady in her younger days had been familiar with the best phases of metropolitan society , and she counter- acted in Madge all tendencies toward provincialism . Thus it gradually became recognized that the “ shy , sickly little girl ...
... lady in her younger days had been familiar with the best phases of metropolitan society , and she counter- acted in Madge all tendencies toward provincialism . Thus it gradually became recognized that the “ shy , sickly little girl ...
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