A Chequered Life: Being Memoirs of the Vicomtesse de Leoville-Meilhan |
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... mother by allowing me to go to the Tuileries ; and , although I regretted leaving Paris without seeing the Emperor and Empress , I made no objection to his plans , -I was far too happy not to accede to his wishes , which were law to me ...
... mother by allowing me to go to the Tuileries ; and , although I regretted leaving Paris without seeing the Emperor and Empress , I made no objection to his plans , -I was far too happy not to accede to his wishes , which were law to me ...
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... mother in very narrow circumstances . By the law of primogeniture , my husband had come into possession of the wreck of his father's fortune ; but as I was rich I thought it infinitely better that Madame and Mademoiselle de Meilhan ...
... mother in very narrow circumstances . By the law of primogeniture , my husband had come into possession of the wreck of his father's fortune ; but as I was rich I thought it infinitely better that Madame and Mademoiselle de Meilhan ...
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... mother , and the west tower had been allotted to them . They lived very happily together for some years , but the Vicomte got tired of the dull life they led at the castle , and would go away for months at a time , leading a very gay ...
... mother , and the west tower had been allotted to them . They lived very happily together for some years , but the Vicomte got tired of the dull life they led at the castle , and would go away for months at a time , leading a very gay ...
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... mother was brought up at the house , and knew all from her mother , and when I was older I , too , was told of it . None of us were nervous people , and we all , one after the other , slept in the room . I myself saw distinctly the ...
... mother was brought up at the house , and knew all from her mother , and when I was older I , too , was told of it . None of us were nervous people , and we all , one after the other , slept in the room . I myself saw distinctly the ...
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... mother came the next day to tell me of it . " " I am told you are able to read the future : will you tell me what will be my fate ? " For a few minutes the old woman's piercing eyes were steadily fixed upon me , then she said ...
... mother came the next day to tell me of it . " " I am told you are able to read the future : will you tell me what will be my fate ? " For a few minutes the old woman's piercing eyes were steadily fixed upon me , then she said ...
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