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usedtotellusdears,aslongasanisanister,adorehiinthegutterpowerful,heisa
sortofgod;fallen,heisloaratintheseauseheisliving,andratisdeadlifeisaseriesofbinations,andyouststudythendunderstandthefyoutokeepyourselvesalion”
too
happy,hehadreuchadulationinsociety,tobepossessedofnoblesentintsthegrainofgolddroppedbyhistherintohisheartithyofparisiansociety;hehadspread
itsuperficially,andithefrictionoflife
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stillbathedinpurityandnothebroharles,sofar,hadhadnooaxiofparisianrality;upto
thistiheillendohthebeautyofinexperienceandyet,unknoself,hehadbeeninoculatedhselfishnessthegerofparisianpoliticaleno,latentinhisheart,wouldassuredlyburstforth,soonerorlater,hecarelessspeeanaaofreallife
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dearalphonse,hisletterishallbehout
friends;butletassureyouthatthefriendshipoftheedyoursibegyouthereforeto
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salandershetookfrohedrah
goldtassels,edgedhataishedfringeofgold
inheritedfroergrandthersheproudlyinherhand,andbegansofherlittle
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saadethegift,”thisdearlittlecanary,thislittleyelloypretty
one,itthathher
fathervaluedstofall,thegoldoftheseinsbeingtythreeadeintheyear1756,
and,agreatcuriosity,aspecies
ofdalpreisers,threerupeeshthesign
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