[…] Mrs. Milford broke the thread of his soliloquy by desiring he would not talk about nasty Blackamoors any more, for she should dream of them at her bed-side.
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Bed-side
Synonyms for "bed-side" (1 found)
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Francesca wrung her hands in suppressed anguish, and seated herself by the bed-side; it was evident, from the look of gratitude, that her friend recognised her; and she never afterwards moved from her sad watch beside the dying sufferer.
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His visits to the poor were certain never to be solitary, but had the look of appointments; his very parochial duties were dangerous to the peace of those whom he came to save; and whilst he spiritually advised an invalid, or read by the bed-side of her dying father, he was doomed to be told confidentially by a sister or brother that his consolations were daggers to the peace of some female members of the family.
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