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now at her utmost need turn and
Since she had been living with General and Lady Cecilia Clarendon, several had written to invite her; but Helen knew a little more of the world now than formerly, and she felt that there was not one, no, not one of all these, to whom she could now, at her utmost need, turn and say, ‘I am in distress, receive me!
— from Tales and Novels — Volume 10 Helen by Maria Edgeworth

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