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falling on his knees

“It seems to be given to children, and poor, honest fellows, like you, to see what we can’t,” said St. Clare. “How comes it?” “Thou has `hid from the wise and prudent, and revealed unto babes,’” murmured Tom; “`even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight.’” “Tom, I don’t believe,–I can’t believe,–I’ve […]

had seen him go to his library

chanel ceramic watches chanel j12 “O, I don’t believe in such things; it’s all talk. If people have feeling, they will show it,–they can’t help it; but, then, it’s a great misfortune to have feeling. I’d rather have been made like St. Clare. My feelings prey upon me so!” “Sure, Missis, Mas’r St. Clare is […]

so pale and quiet

“St. Clare did not shed a tear,” she said; “he didn’t sympathize with her; it was perfectly wonderful to think how hard-hearted and unfeeling he was, when he must know how she suffered.” So much are people the slave of their eye and ear, that many of the servants really thought that Missis was the […]

and there were white scarfs and ribbons

“Topsy, you poor child,” she said, as she led her into her room, “don’t give up! _I_ can love you, though I am not like that dear little child. I hope I’ve learnt something of the love of Christ from her. I can love you; I do, and I’ll try to help you to grow […]

holding something under her apron

St. Clare saw her as in a dream, while she placed in the small hands a fair cape jessamine, and, with admirable taste, disposed other flowers around the couch. The door opened again, and Topsy, her eyes swelled with crying, appeared, holding something under her apron. Rosa made a quick forbidding gesture; but she took […]