A Chequered Life: Being Memoirs of the Vicomtesse de Leoville-Meilhan |
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... child , unused to the world , and probably also on account of his weak- ness , which made him avoid much talking . Dr. Joinville devoted most of his time to the Colonel during the day , but when the latter was asleep , he did all in his ...
... child , unused to the world , and probably also on account of his weak- ness , which made him avoid much talking . Dr. Joinville devoted most of his time to the Colonel during the day , but when the latter was asleep , he did all in his ...
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... child . When we were on safe ground I thanked him ; he bowed without uttering a word , and we continued our way , but not quite so silently as heretofore . We spoke about the ugliness and dullness of the place , and at last we arrived ...
... child . When we were on safe ground I thanked him ; he bowed without uttering a word , and we continued our way , but not quite so silently as heretofore . We spoke about the ugliness and dullness of the place , and at last we arrived ...
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... children of Joséphine . The presentations over , we all passed to the ball- Soon the Emperor came where I sat with the Duchesse d'Abrantès , and spoke to us both for some time , then left us to go and have a chat with Madame la ...
... children of Joséphine . The presentations over , we all passed to the ball- Soon the Emperor came where I sat with the Duchesse d'Abrantès , and spoke to us both for some time , then left us to go and have a chat with Madame la ...
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... child ; she was a widow , living alone . I did all I could for her , only God in His mercy took her a few days after Jean was born , and I took care of him . Some wicked man one day met the child - he was then about five years old ...
... child ; she was a widow , living alone . I did all I could for her , only God in His mercy took her a few days after Jean was born , and I took care of him . Some wicked man one day met the child - he was then about five years old ...
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... child he was , he became a perfect idiot . May the Almighty have mercy upon him , and take him away in His own good time ; but I pray it may be before me , so that he may not suffer from the taunts of this cruel world . ” " I will speak ...
... child he was , he became a perfect idiot . May the Almighty have mercy upon him , and take him away in His own good time ; but I pray it may be before me , so that he may not suffer from the taunts of this cruel world . ” " I will speak ...
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