He came in and stood in the doorway, smiling down upon her. So shadowy, so thin! his face utterly pale, his dark blue eyes unnaturally large, his wavy hair damp with the exertion of walking. Maria's heart stood still. She rose from her seat, unable to speak, the colour going and coming in her transparent skin; and when she quietly moved forward to welcome him, her heart found its action again, and bounded on in tumultuous beats. The very intensity of her emotion caused her demeanour to be almost unnaturally still.
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IT was a bright day in autumn : the scene one of those fair ones rarely witnessed except in England. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
George Godolphin, Thomas Godolphin, Lord Averil, Prior's Ash, Lady Godolphin, Charlotte Pain, Sir George, Sarah Anne, Rodolf Pain, Miss Meta, Maria Hastings, Dark Plain, Miss Godolphin, Isaac Hastings, Maria Godolphin, Miss Pain, Lady Averil, Janet Godolphin, Bessy Godolphin, Colonel Max, Crosse Street, Miss Janet, King Charley, Miss Hastings, Sandy Bray New!
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IT was a bright day in autumn : the scene one of those fair ones rarely witnessed except in England. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
George Godolphin, Thomas Godolphin, Lord Averil, Prior's Ash, Lady Godolphin, Charlotte Pain, Sir George, Sarah Anne, Rodolf Pain, Miss Meta, Maria Hastings, Dark Plain, Miss Godolphin, Isaac Hastings, Maria Godolphin, Miss Pain, Lady Averil, Janet Godolphin, Bessy Godolphin, Colonel Max, Crosse Street, Miss Janet, King Charley, Miss Hastings, Sandy Bray New!
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