The mother was crimson in countenance and pelisse, and her ample dimensions spoke years of peace and plenteousness.
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The mother was crimson in countenance and pelisse, and her ample dimensions spoke years of peace and plenteousness.
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Mrs. Wix, after Miss Overmore's last demonstration, addressed herself wholly to the little girl […], drawing from the pocket of her dingy old pelisse a small flat parcel […]
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Crawley is made to put on the brightest pea-green in her wardrobe, and my pupils leave off their thick shoes and tight old tartan pelisses, and wear silk stockings and muslin frocks, as fashionable baronets' daughters should.
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