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CHAPTER XL.
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Chapter XXXIX
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CHAPTER XL. “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out of hearing, I could not help catching enough to understand his
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From this reading “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon
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From this reading as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has
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From this reading “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon
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From this reading as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has
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From this reading been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out
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From this reading as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has
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From this reading as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has
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From this reading as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has
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From this reading of hearing, I could not help catching enough to understand his
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From this reading been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out
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From this reading as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has
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From this reading “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon
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From this reading been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out
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From this reading “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon
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From this reading “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon
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From this reading been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out
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From this reading as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has
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From this reading of hearing, I could not help catching enough to understand his
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From this reading been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out
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From this reading “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon
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From this reading “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon
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From this reading been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out
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From this reading “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon
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From this reading “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon
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From this reading as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has
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From this reading been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out
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From this reading been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out
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From this reading been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out
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From this reading of hearing, I could not help catching enough to understand his
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From this reading been saying to you; for though, upon my honour, I _tried_ to keep out
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From this reading “Well, Miss Dashwood,” said Mrs. Jennings, sagaciously smiling, as soon
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From this reading as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has
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From this reading as the gentleman had withdrawn, “I do not ask you what the Colonel has
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From this reading CHAPTER XL.
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