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I. A Rejected Manuscript 1[9]
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would[wouldn't] touch the mooney, maundering mess. It makes
my flesh creep, sometimes, to read it."
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playing at love with each other, might afterwards
find that [that] they were experimenting with fire.
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arm around her again, checking himself with difficulty
from completeing[completing] the movement) "and dull,
and wanting in manners, but you are the only young
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about this matter. She shought[thought] the innocent man at
her side had not quite guaged[gauged] the interest that Mr.
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caught her passionately in his arms, and knew no
better way to bring her to consiousness[consciousness] than to rain
kisses on her cheeks. As might be expected this
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abilities of Mr. Weil, and he had no idea of dispuing[disputing]
the conclusions of that wise guide.
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"To me? He would not dare?[!] What angers
me is the way he speaks to the rest of you. He
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called the Good side nothing stronger that[than] wines
were found on the bill of fare. On the Wicked side
every decoction know[known] to the modern drinker was to
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sexes. He half believed that Jennie Pelham and
Mrs. Delevan[Delavan] were sitting by his bed, more brazen
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young novelist. More than this, she would have sufficent[sufficient]
on hand to send the future amounts that Hannibal
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Roseleaf waved him back with a sweeep[sweep] of his
arm.
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countenance, the utter hopelessness had in a measure
diappeared[disappeared]. When Daisy came into the parlor, she
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came with him. Mr. Fern upraided[upbraided] Weil for using
so much ceremony, remarking that although he was