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Her father had been a watchmaker , but , giving way to drink , had been , as far
back as she could remember , entirely dependent on her mother , who by charing
and jobbing managed to keep the family alive . Sara was then the only child , but
...
Her father had been a watchmaker , but , giving way to drink , had been , as far
back as she could remember , entirely dependent on her mother , who by charing
and jobbing managed to keep the family alive . Sara was then the only child , but
...
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My father had come home early , and we had dined early that we might have a
long evening together , for it was my father ' s and mother ' s wedding - day , and
we always kept it as the homeliest of holidays . My father was seated in an easy ...
My father had come home early , and we had dined early that we might have a
long evening together , for it was my father ' s and mother ' s wedding - day , and
we always kept it as the homeliest of holidays . My father was seated in an easy ...
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Well , I will , ” answered my father . “ I must begin at the beginning , though . ” And
, filling his glass with Burgundy , he began . “ As far back as I can remember , I
lived with my father in an old manor house in the country . It did not belong to my
...
Well , I will , ” answered my father . “ I must begin at the beginning , though . ” And
, filling his glass with Burgundy , he began . “ As far back as I can remember , I
lived with my father in an old manor house in the country . It did not belong to my
...
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My father glanced at my mother as he said this , and she returned his look in a
way which I can now interpret as a quiet satisfied confidence . But the tears came
in Effie ' s eyes . She had trouble before long , poor girl ! But it is not her story I ...
My father glanced at my mother as he said this , and she returned his look in a
way which I can now interpret as a quiet satisfied confidence . But the tears came
in Effie ' s eyes . She had trouble before long , poor girl ! But it is not her story I ...
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I knew better than to show my cowardice , I dare say , ” returned my father . “ But ,
” he continued , “ things grew worse and worse , till I was certain I should kill
myself , or go straight out of my mind , if your mother would not have me . So it
went ...
I knew better than to show my cowardice , I dare say , ” returned my father . “ But ,
” he continued , “ things grew worse and worse , till I was certain I should kill
myself , or go straight out of my mind , if your mother would not have me . So it
went ...
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