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 17
... laughing at or criticising her , and before dinner was over she had ventured upon a shy , grateful glance , in reward for his good - humored efforts to break the ice . There had , in truth , been no ice to break . The child was merely ...
... laughing at or criticising her , and before dinner was over she had ventured upon a shy , grateful glance , in reward for his good - humored efforts to break the ice . There had , in truth , been no ice to break . The child was merely ...
Page 20
... laughing , breathless , and happy . With a man's ignorant tolerance he ac- cepted her character as an invalid , and felt that the least he could do was to brighten a life which seemed so dismal to him . When he came down dressed for ...
... laughing , breathless , and happy . With a man's ignorant tolerance he ac- cepted her character as an invalid , and felt that the least he could do was to brighten a life which seemed so dismal to him . When he came down dressed for ...
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... laughed complacently , but added : " You don't know these society belles . They can show a great deal of favor to more than one fellow , yet never permit themselves to be pinned by a definite promise . They are harder to catch and hold ...
... laughed complacently , but added : " You don't know these society belles . They can show a great deal of favor to more than one fellow , yet never permit themselves to be pinned by a definite promise . They are harder to catch and hold ...
Page 77
... that their suit was downright enough to satisfy you . Good gracious ! How many were there ? " Madge laughed , yawned , and her sister saw that her dark eyes were full of the languor of sleep THE SECRET OF BEAUTY . 77.
... that their suit was downright enough to satisfy you . Good gracious ! How many were there ? " Madge laughed , yawned , and her sister saw that her dark eyes were full of the languor of sleep THE SECRET OF BEAUTY . 77.
Page 78
... laughed , and began to disrobe , in order to indicate that their confidences must at least be adjourned for the present . Her sister came and felt her perfect arms and rounded , gleaming shoulders . " Why , Madge , " she exclaimed ...
... laughed , and began to disrobe , in order to indicate that their confidences must at least be adjourned for the present . Her sister came and felt her perfect arms and rounded , gleaming shoulders . " Why , Madge , " she exclaimed ...
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