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The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance
The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.
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The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance is here in full — 70 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.
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I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.
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If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.
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It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.
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If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

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A

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

accommodating

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

account

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

all

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

AND

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

are

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

As

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

at

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

be

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

before

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

behaved

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

book

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

bound

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

but

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

close

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

conditions

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

course

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

did

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

do

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

done

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

doubt

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

enjoying

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

enough

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

ever

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

everything

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

expect

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

FAIRY

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

fancy

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

first

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

for

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

game

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

guarantees

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

happen

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

happened

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

have

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

he

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

him

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

his

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

hold

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

hypnotism

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

I

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

If

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

in

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

is

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

it

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

ITS

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

lady

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

least

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

less

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

may

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

my

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

myself

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

Nicolete

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

no

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

none

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

not

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

novel

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

of

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

one

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

or

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

pages

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

parents

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

playing

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

presently

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

reader

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

realistic

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

reality

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

really

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

reasonably

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

relate

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

reply

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

return

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

right

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

said

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

say

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

simply

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

So

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

stop

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

successful

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

surrenders

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

TAILORS

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

take

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

TALE

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

tell

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

that

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

the

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

this

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

to

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

true

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

uncivil

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

up

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

volume

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

we

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

well

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From this reading If he be uncivil enough to doubt it, we may as well stop playing this game of fancy.

were

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

what

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

who

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

will

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

within

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From this reading A FAIRY TALE AND ITS FAIRY TAILORS As this is not a realistic novel, I do not hold myself bound, as I have said before, to account reasonably for everything that is done--least of all, said--within its pages.

word

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From this reading I simply say, So it happened, or So it is, and expect the reader to take my word.

world

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

would

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

writer

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From this reading It is one of the first conditions of enjoying a book, as it is of all successful hypnotism, that the reader surrenders up his will to the writer, who, of course, guarantees to return it to him at the close of the volume.

you

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

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From this reading If you say that no young lady would have behaved as I have presently to relate of Nicolete, that no parents were ever so accommodating in the world of reality, I reply,--No doubt you are right, but none the less what I have to tell is true and really did happen, for all that.

Chapter 19 of The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance by Richard Le Gallienne holds 70 sentences, grouped into 14 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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