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id: 26344
title: Letters of a Dakota Divorcee
author: Burr, Jane
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  my room each night to ask me if I think she''ll ever get a man. this moon isn''t half as calloused to demonstration as our dear old New They weren''t like our dear old Irish Indians on Manhattan There''s a new boarder here whose face looks like a chapel and every time I have just returned from a little walk with Carlton--I suppose my eyes looks like Elbert Hubbard--sits all day surrounded by his hair." you know that was the first time I ever really perjured myself--like a I talk like Old Man Solomon, but you know that the only serious thoughts They swayed at times and seemed likely to fall with Your Christmas box came one day too soon and, like the child that I am The new decorations in my bed room are all in bloom like our love, and I man ought to love every child, dear little unfinished human beings.


id: 11052
title: The Custom of the Country
author: Wharton, Edith
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  "Do you know Mrs. Fairford too?" Undine asked eagerly; while Mrs. Spragg, impressed, but anxious for facts, pursued: "Does she reside on She turned back into the room, and going to her writing-table laid Mrs. Fairford''s note before her, and began to study it minutely. "As if that were a reason!" Undine heard Mrs. Fairford breathe to Mr. Bowen; who replied, at the same pitch: "It''s a Van Degen reason, isn''t old-rose carpet, while Mrs. Spragg, turning away to hide a look of Mrs. Heeny, seated on a low chair at Undine''s knee, gave the girl''s left "She''ll know how to LOOK at him, anyhow," said Mrs. Heeny; and Undine meet Ralph''s grey eyes, with that new look in them, and to feel that "RALPH!" his mother breathed; then, turning to Undine, she said with Undine''s eyes met his with a startled look, and for a long moment they


id: 10429
title: Miss Lulu Bett
author: Gale, Zona
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  "Ask Lulu," said Mrs. Deacon. Dusting the Dwight-like piano, Lulu looked over-shoulder, with a manner On a June morning Dwight Herbert Deacon looked at the sky, and said with "Ina," said Lulu, "your hat''s just a little mite--no, over the other "Well, if it ain''t Miss Lulu Bett!" Dwight cried involuntarily, and Ina Dwight''s eyes narrowed: "My dear Lulu," he said, "are you _sure_ of "You have it in your hands," said Dwight, "to repay me, Lulu, for "Dwight," said Lulu, "I want Ninian''s address." "I shall tell what I know and then leave your house anyway," said Lulu, "Oh, Dwight," said Ina, "we can''t get along without Lulu." She did not "Why, Ninian," said Ina. Dwight threw out his hands. And before they left Lulu said: "Dwight--you can''t tell how long you''ll "Oh, Dwight!" said Lulu. "Oh, Dwight!" said Lulu. "Tell you, Lulu," said Dwight.


id: 43971
title: One Man''s View
author: Merrick, Leonard
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  "Well," said Cheriton, "she tried it, but it''s a hard thing for a girl "Perhaps," said Heriot, as the shortest way of ending the discussion; "Try to tell me what you feel without one," said Heriot. "What''s your line?" said the little woman, addressing Mamie once more. "I _am_ looking at you," said Mamie, smiling, "and envying you till I''m "I thought it likely you''d be here," said Mamie; "won''t you sit down?" "That''s right, Mr. Heriot," said Mrs. Baines placidly. "You mustn''t expect Mr. Heriot to know much about it," said Mrs. Baines; "Mr. Heriot is so busy a gentleman that very likely he doesn''t "I think you know," said Heriot diffidently, "that neither the Queen "Oh, my God," said Heriot, in a low voice, "if I could only tell you "I never thought I should see you like this, Mamie!" said the widow "I don''t know," said Heriot again.


id: 43005
title: The Inevitable
author: Couperus, Louis
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  vanity, Cornélie came to like the pretty American girl because of her Duco van der Staal had taken a large, vault-like studio, with a chilly Cornélie, Rudyard, Urania Hope and other guests going in and out, Mrs. van der Staal looked at Cornélie. embroidered with seed-pearls, Urania came and looked Cornélie up again And, while Cornélie powdered her face, Urania looked at Urania asked Cornélie to come in, because it was not healthy out of opposite Prince Ercole, who sat between Cornélie and Urania; Gilio Urania said that the old prince never appeared except at dinner, the long rooms with Duco, Urania and Cornélie. "Cornélie," said Duco, "tell me what happened between you and the Urania wrote and told her to come, said that Mrs. Uxeley wanted to days, Urania said that Mrs. Uxeley was coming to call that afternoon, Urania said something which Cornélie


id: 43827
title: The Law Inevitable
author: Couperus, Louis
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  And, without troubling about what people might think, about what Mrs. Van der Staal thought, they would one day go to Tivoli together, or Cornélie saw no one now except Duco and, at times, Urania Hope. Urania came and looked Cornélie up again and admitted, over a cup of Cornélie felt uneasy and spoke of it to Duco that evening, when she met And, while Cornélie powdered her face, Urania looked at they did it quite simply: Cornélie told Urania and the prince that she And Urania took Cornélie and Bob back with her to her own drawing-room. Urania said that the old prince never appeared except at dinner, but summer evening, when Cornélie and Duco went outside, was like a dream. long rooms with Duco, Urania and Cornélie. days, Urania said that Mrs. Uxeley was coming to call that afternoon, Urania said something which Cornélie did


id: 43785
title: Ruth Erskine''s Son
author: Pansy
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  Burnham''s Son. But there are those living who remember Ruth Erskine and girl or woman had Ruth Erskine Burnham been given to tears, although helped Mrs. Burnham to take the girl to her heart and think of her as They had been settled but a few weeks in their new home when Mrs. Burnham, finding much time at her disposal, proposed to Erskine that she friends as Erskine thought his mother would enjoy or could help he view to Erskine''s home-coming, his mother had taken pains to preserve "I know your mother loves me, Erskine, almost as she would a daughter; Erskine Burnham had followed his mother to her room evidently with a Given a woman like Ruth Erskine Burnham, belonging to a family in whom, Erskine Burnham''s mother than they could possibly be to this child. Erskine Burnham''s word to his mother when he had her all to himself in


id: 43508
title: The Eddy: A Novel of To-day
author: Cullen, Clarence Louis
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  bemoaning Louise''s return home," said Laura, yawning ever so slightly. Louise, watching her mother, furtively pressed Laura''s hand. "Your mother will show you to your room, dear," said Laura, placing an "The car is yours when you wish it, Louise," said Mrs. Treharne, Louise''s mother knew that the girl must leave school in half a year at "Don''t try to tell me what he is, Louise," said Laura, smiling. "My dear Louise," said Mrs. Treharne, obviously quelling a certain "I just caught sight of Mr. Jesse''s car from my window," said Mrs. Treharne to Louise. "I think I shall not see him, mother," said Louise, ringing for Heloise "I am very lonesome, for one thing," said Louise, looking at her mother "Don''t worry, Louise--all of these things come right in time," he said "I know that, Laura," said Louise. Laura had told Louise that Blythe was coming. "Don''t say that, Louise," said Blythe.


