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... and spent the best part of the day in his own apartment ; but yet there was a charm in his conversation that made all seek for it , and a superiority in his deportment that made the very proudest yield him respect and attention .
... and spent the best part of the day in his own apartment ; but yet there was a charm in his conversation that made all seek for it , and a superiority in his deportment that made the very proudest yield him respect and attention .
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The young man remained in taciturnity , which his companion gave him no encouragement to cease ; for by keeping her eyes fixed upon the prospect as they passed along , she plainly intimated that she did not desire conversation .
The young man remained in taciturnity , which his companion gave him no encouragement to cease ; for by keeping her eyes fixed upon the prospect as they passed along , she plainly intimated that she did not desire conversation .
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Their companion , however , rewarded the interruption with an angry glance , and attempted to join in the conversation , but the stranger proceeded without noticing him— “ You are going to Exeter , madam , I presume ?
Their companion , however , rewarded the interruption with an angry glance , and attempted to join in the conversation , but the stranger proceeded without noticing him— “ You are going to Exeter , madam , I presume ?
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Unluckily he did so , for their companion had just , it seems , made a trip to the Continent , and seizing the opportunity , he soon contrived to get the conversation pretty nearly to himself , retailing at the same time , in pretty ...
Unluckily he did so , for their companion had just , it seems , made a trip to the Continent , and seizing the opportunity , he soon contrived to get the conversation pretty nearly to himself , retailing at the same time , in pretty ...
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No , sir , ” answered the stranger , “ I do not please , by any means ; and I dare say there may be many topics of conversation more agreeable to this lady than either my history , or your strictures on French morality .
No , sir , ” answered the stranger , “ I do not please , by any means ; and I dare say there may be many topics of conversation more agreeable to this lady than either my history , or your strictures on French morality .
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