with her prepared verses at the right moment, her self-conscious importance as the chief actor of such a scene, and all the same, her girlish enjoyment of the sweetmeats provided for her. It is a pleasant enough picture; and it deserves especially to be noticed how prominently the page 15scientific reputation of her brother, only two years older than herself, is already recognised.
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CHAPTER I. PASCAL’S FAMILY AND YOUTH.
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