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ghost in The Getting of Wisdom

ind, as she darted a look at the four predatory faces that hemmed her in. Tilly's was one of them: the lightly mocking smile sat on it that Laura had come to know so well, since her maladroit handling of Bob. She would kill that smile--and if she had to die for it herself. Still, she must be cautio…

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2,997
Year
1,910
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2997
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Publication
The Getting of Wisdom; Henry Handel Richardson
Published
1910 public-domain Australian fiction; Project Gutenberg transcription
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ghost
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Federation Era
Location
Melbourne, VIC (VIC): B
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VIC
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ind, as she darted a look at the four predatory faces that hemmed her in. Tilly's was one of them: the lightly mocking smile sat on it that Laura had come to know so well, since her maladroit handling of Bob. She would kill that smile--and if she had to die for it herself. Still, she must be cautious, wary in picking her steps. Especially as she had not the ghost of an idea how to begin. Meanwhile cries of impatience buzzed round her. "She doesn't want to tell." "Mean brute!" "Shouldn't wonder if it's too dashed shady." "Didn't I SAY he was a bad 'un?" "I bet you there's nothing to tell," said Tilly cockily, and turned up her.

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