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mature at last into sensible sessile adults
But, praise be, they mature at last into sensible sessile adults.
— from Junior by Robert Abernathy

M A LEGEND IN SEVEN SCENES AND
O M A LEGEND IN SEVEN SCENES AND A PROLOGUE BY FRANZ MOLNAR ENGLISH TEXT AND INTRODUCTION BY BENJAMIN F. GLAZER HORACE LIVERIGHT PUBLISHER NEW YORK
— from Liliom: A Legend in Seven Scenes and a Prologue by Ferenc Molnár

Mary at least it sounded so and
The bell clanged loudly as she pulled it at the hall door—to Mary, at least, it sounded so, and the interval was very short between its tones fading away into silence and the door’s being flung open by a footman, who gave a little start of astonishment when Mary’s unfamiliar voice caught his ear.
— from Hathercourt by Mrs. Molesworth

mirror and looking in she started at
She walked to the mirror, and looking in, she started at the sight of her own face, which was as pale as marble, and her eyes sunken and surrounded by great dark circles.
— from Zula by H. Esselstyn Lindley

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