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- Page 3 and 4: were sunk, until soon there were si
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- Page 11 and 12: said Morel. He was extraordinarily
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- Page 21 and 22: "Did he?" "Yes, he did." The other
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- Page 39 and 40: CHAPTER II THE BIRTH OF PAUL, AND A
- Page 41 and 42: "Yi--there's one big 'un," he repli
- Page 43 and 44: "Eh!" said Mrs. Anthony. "You can f
- Page 45 and 46: And he went on striking. He was tir
- Page 47 and 48: "What is it?" she asked, feeling si
- Page 49 and 50: "Go now," she said. "I will, my las
- Page 51 and 52: "Goodness!" cried Mrs. Morel. "Mr.
- Page 53 and 54: Whereupon Mrs. Morel, trying to soo
- Page 55 and 56: Suddenly, looking at him, the heavy
- Page 57 and 58: anything it'll make my blood boil,"
- Page 59 and 60: he went across to her, swayed, caug
- Page 61 and 62: "I can do it myself," she replied.
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"So you filch sixpence out of my pu
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"Why, where should you have gone? Y
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He had a fine constitution, so that
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and tenderness between the separati
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"'Appen 'e is, but that doesn't giv
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But that evening Morel came in from
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And, glaring at the boy, he ran for
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She was very proud of her son. He w
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"And why didn't you tell me?" "Beca
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His mother implored him to take mor
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'I told mother about you this morni
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the face of the hidden doll. Annie
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"Why, what have I done to the child
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So they were happy in the morning--
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of anxiety and expectation in the r
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"Oh, nothing--about famous women."
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This Morel loved to do. "Well, ther
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"Nothing," he replied. But he ate n
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"This childt's axin' for thee; how
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have died rather. "Good gracious!"
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No window was open. Sometimes in wi
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Paul went to the counter. "Seventee
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put it before him. Suddenly he turn
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So the boy remained alone. Mrs. Mor
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Paul was waiting for her. He loved
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Paul looked in the oven; tapped the
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out of this way and went into the f
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home again. Morel hated to go back.
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Christmas Eve. Mrs. Morel surveyed
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cheerily, and immediately began to
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He had brought them endless present
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"I don't know for sure, but it's 'i
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"A comb, a knife and fork and spoon
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with wonderful healing flesh, and s
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So she talked to her son, almost as
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measuring people against himself, a
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Therefore he was soon visiting and
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tight inside him. He would have suf
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of the dragon. They emerged into a
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"Where did you learn to write?" sai
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school now." "He would live in Best
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she's taking that man HIS pudding,
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every second as the flowers was goi
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"She should have her own money if s
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He had the season-ticket, which had
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Paul was led round to a very dark c
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eappeared coatless, turning up a sm
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"You'd better watch me," he said to
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the "Mr." Then all at once Mr. Jord
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"I never said it WAS your fault. Wi
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with so much that she expected her
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When he came in at eight in the mor
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At the end of the song Fanny would
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up two long hills, down two short h
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and driving them nearly mad, while
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"Oh no, we had dinner in the train.
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"It isn't, really!" "You are cold,"
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to everybody's discomfort, and took
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"Was she REALLY getting up when she
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"Won't you go to bed, then?" he ask
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Paul hurried off to the station jub
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"Too young for me, though, I'm afra
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"It's a wild road, mother," said Pa
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"Oh no! We're only too thankful to
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Maurice took his hand full of corn
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"See, it doesn't hurt," he said, an
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Hawthorn was dropping from the hedg
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And in the evening, after supper, h
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"Oh, well, I've gone too far to bre
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for her--a bit of a theatrical show
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So she took cheer. Matters were not
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her nightdress, a comb and brush, s
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"Tha wants Walter Morel? Go in thee
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On Saturday night, as Paul was turn
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her brass candlestick glittering. T
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sat looking blankly in front of her
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of her for love. "For some things,"
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to have as easy a time as he could,
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She helped him off with his coat. H
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"HAVE they, mother?" she cried. "I
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went running because of a few burnt
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He crouched down and carefully put
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"No," he answered. "Where?" "In the
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"I've had a long turn," he said. "B
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"Why DO you?" he asked. "I don't kn
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"Don't!" repeated the child, a frow
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"Ha! Is it? Men have everything." "
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eyes blazed at him. "You don't give
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For many hours she sat still, sligh
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thrilled her, something holy. He wa
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His soul, warm and exposed from con
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Then the next time he saw Miriam he
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Paul looked down the garden for his
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"You should see the Flying Scotsman
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"What is it?" she asked. "The sprin
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loved him for that. Her soul expand
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"Supposing you could have THAT farm
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upon the tree-tops of the oak-wood
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her head and pondered. How could it
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It caused a violent conflict in him
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with the girl, and Mrs. Morel was t
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"I canna see what they want drownin
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"All right," he answered. And when
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against it. His blood was concentra
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abbiting in the woods, like a poach
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"If I'm not SICK!" she cried sudden
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Morel put down his knife and leaned
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"Both first?" "Yes." "H'm!" There w
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He looked at her companion. "I've t
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The boy glanced away. But the smith
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Miriam bowed a little lower. "Yes,"
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"I'm so damned spiritual with YOU a
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"That's all right!" he said. She wa
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"Yes." He knew she was cross with h
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He never went past the pits at nigh
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hours when he knew Miriam was expec
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Orion was for them chief in signifi
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"Oh, my sirs!" he said. "Wheer's my
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drawing herself up to imitate her h
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"Well, I shouldn't be surprised any
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"Not yet," he smiled. "Then, why di
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"Don't what, I should like to know?
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"Send it to Liberty's. I did it for
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"Then you wanted a job," said Beatr
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she exclaimed. She tilted his head
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a tale about his work making him fo
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with Leonard and Annie. She would m
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Her dark eyes were naked with their
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Miriam looked in the bookcase, saw
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Mrs. Morel shifted in her chair, an
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stroking with a rhythmic, jerked mo
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"No, mother--I really DON'T love he
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"Show me!" He would at that moment
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He pressed his face upon the pillow
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just awake from his Sunday nap, was
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"But I love to touch them," she rep
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He sat down against his will, resti
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digging up little clods of earth as
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"But I don't understand," she said
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And she was good to him. She did hi
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Miriam was indignant at anybody's f
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"And you won't think about it, and
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So he went as often, but he was usu
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There was between them now always a
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"Yes," he said; "I am glad." She sa
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Miriam dared not propose anything f
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all the songs his friend could teac
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Clara and her for a walk. They set
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It went up the bank in little leaps
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Clara did not answer, but strode on
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"I don't believe they do." "I don't
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He gathered up the flowers he had s
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"Ah!" she exclaimed. "So she is!" H
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They sat together in the cathedral.
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of angry way." Mrs. Morel considere
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and was splendid in uniform. Annie
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"I shall be with you just the same.
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would he go? The army had not reall
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She was afraid that her hair, speci
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life lay outside their mother's hou
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And again he laughed, in a way that
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as two souls. So I feel it. "Ought
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afraid something had happened. They
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The miner sat heavily in his chair.
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dress shirts. But he had an elegant
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a thing not very difficult, she kne
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"But I want you to be happy," she s
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lay on her left, whilst in front of
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"Ay, well, and I can remember when
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were coming very wide open. Wasn't
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He soon made occasion to call again
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"Then why ask me about it?" "Becaus
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"There is so little likelihood of m
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And he went away to the other girls
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"Yes, you want to know, don't you?"
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"You have stayed to dinner!" he exc
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She shivered. She loathed the town.
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"It's my birthday, and they've boug
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Suddenly they came to a halt on top
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"Did you leave him out of count all
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"What, pray?" "Making him feel as i
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to sacrifice himself in a marriage
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He went on determinedly. He realise
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"I think so," she answered.
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"Kiss me," she whispered. He shut h
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in the darkness under the hanging t
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that looked very soft, turned up to
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only to him then a woman. She was a
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"Let us stay here awhile," he said.
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marsh-marigolds and many big blue f
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And he could not do it often, and t
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So he gave the account of himself.
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of flowers. They flagged all loose,
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Miriam met him at the lane-end. She
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There was in it some truth that, in
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had flattered him, and despised him
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She was sure of herself. Only, this
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It was nine o'clock when he got hom
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to his mother. "Mother," he said, "
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He stood in front of her, his eyes
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She followed him. He took her hand
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"You will meet me at the Fountain a
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His mouth the same was just going t
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"And I am thirty," she said. "I kno
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laughing with excitement. Her shoes
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Directly they passed out of sight b
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She sat down, panting, on the tusso
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sure I feel harmless--so--if it mak
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"Yes; I've been down Clifton Grove
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"Yes!--yes!--if you'd anything abou
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"Were you late home?" she asked. At
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that's why she stayed with him. Aft
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"I may call in as I go to chapel,"
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"Do you think so?" he answered. "Yo
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front room, with its old piano, its
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her in her talk. There was a lot of
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they became aware of Miriam. There
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of speaking so about Miriam. After
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"I tell you it's only words that go
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a match." He secretly hoped it was
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"She caught the train then?" she sa
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In a maze, he wandered out for a dr
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It was a little dish of chip potato
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on the hearthrug, holding her fork.
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stool to stand on." "That's the wor
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"Fifteen two, fifteen four, fifteen
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folded his suit, and sat on the bed
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At length, unable to stand so any m
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"It won't make it no earlier. Here,
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"You'll do as you like," said Mrs.
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"Why, what about th' theatre?" aske
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the man's forehead, he thought he l
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"I might give you a turn or two," s
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"About Baxter." "There's nothing to
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"'The man in righteousness arrayed,
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just now." Dawes knew from his tone
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Mr. Jordan started, marched up to t
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"Have you ever considered where it
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The feeling that things were going
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she asked. "Go somewhere in a prett
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and wondering, like Adam and Eve wh
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"And what is love?" she asked. "Has
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They had a warm hollow in the sandh
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"What is she, after all?" he said t
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short holiday?" "I don't know. Love
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were separate. Where he wanted to g
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"You begin to value Baxter now you'
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with chagrin. "It's something; and
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"Good-evening!" Morel answered, not
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Dawes's struggles suddenly renewed
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He felt he could not bear it. His m
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their teeth, the young men swung th
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"Pains?" "Yes; but not more than I'
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"Mrs. Morel never told Dr. Jameson
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"Of course," said Mrs. Morel. Paul
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the charge of Minnie. Walter Morel
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"Well, I'll write plain." It was no
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"No; it would be silly. And take ca
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"Has he?" she answered wearily. The
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"but it's nice to be in my own home
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in a naked extremity of hate, and i
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He lay staring across at the wall o
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more information. She went about sh
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him tired. He was not sorry when he
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It all seemed unreal, he could not
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as if paralysed, unable to go any f
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"There are different ways of dying.
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"It's not been much of a week-end,"
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only that place to come to. He was
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she kissed him and kissed him. He s
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"Go and sit with her while we have
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"What are you doing?" said Annie. "
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"Ay," said the mother--"try." They
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He nodded. They sat down again help
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He drew up the blind and got dresse
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There was a good deal to do, letter
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They would not let anybody come to
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Down below she saw a dark corner of
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But Dawes, with rather shaky hand,
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"And I don't see," said Paul, "why
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The three stood at a loss. She kept
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"Why don't I?" She looked again out
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to her; he dared not give it her. S
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to him. He let go the curtain, turn
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He was most himself when he was alo
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Then, quite mechanically and more d
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"I mustn't," he said; and, turning
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ing you back." "Very well," she rep
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"I say--that sounds all right for y
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"And you have broken off with Clara
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She was aware of his dark-clothed,
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"I'll come along with you," he answ