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was one lesson for every day
[Pg 185] Rollo was writing a course of French exercises, and his task was one lesson for every day.
— from Rollo in Paris by Jacob Abbott

with one lean finger evidently debating
Dentham looked at her stealthily, and scratched his chin with one lean finger, evidently debating in his own mind if it would not be better to make terms before parting with his information.
— from The Gentleman Who Vanished: A Psychological Phantasy by Fergus Hume

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