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1  Captain Wentworth's eyes were also turned towards her.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12
2  As her eyes fell on him, his seemed to be withdrawn from her.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
3  I shut my eyes, and would not understand you, or do you justice.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 23
4  Her eyes were bright and her cheeks glowed; but she knew nothing about it.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
5  Louisa had once opened her eyes, but soon closed them again, without apparent consciousness.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 12
6  Her first return was to resume her place in the modern and elegant apartments of the Lodge, and to gladden the eyes of its mistress.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 13
7  A sudden recollection seemed to occur, and to give him some taste of that emotion which was reddening Anne's cheeks and fixing her eyes on the ground.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
8  Before Sir Walter had reached this point, Anne's eyes had caught the right direction, and distinguished Captain Wentworth standing among a cluster of men at a little distance.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
9  His bright proud eye spoke the conviction that he was nice; and Anne Elliot was not out of his thoughts, when he more seriously described the woman he should wish to meet with.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7
10  On its being proposed, Anne offered her services, as usual; and though her eyes would sometimes fill with tears as she sat at the instrument, she was extremely glad to be employed, and desired nothing in return but to be unobserved.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8
11  Always to be presented with the date of her own birth and see no marriage follow but that of a youngest sister, made the book an evil; and more than once, when her father had left it open on the table near her, had she closed it, with averted eyes, and pushed it away.
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12  There was a very general ignorance of all naval matters throughout the party; and he was very much questioned, and especially by the two Miss Musgroves, who seemed hardly to have any eyes but for him, as to the manner of living on board, daily regulations, food, hours, &c.
Persuasion By Jane Austen
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8
13  Her eye half met Captain Wentworth's, a bow, a curtsey passed; she heard his voice; he talked to Mary, said all that was right, said something to the Miss Musgroves, enough to mark an easy footing; the room seemed full, full of persons and voices, but a few minutes ended it.
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14  She had bright dark eyes, good teeth, and altogether an agreeable face; though her reddened and weather-beaten complexion, the consequence of her having been almost as much at sea as her husband, made her seem to have lived some years longer in the world than her real eight-and-thirty.
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15  Upon Lady Russell's appearance soon afterwards, the whole party was collected, and all that remained was to marshal themselves, and proceed into the Concert Room; and be of all the consequence in their power, draw as many eyes, excite as many whispers, and disturb as many people as they could.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 20
16  She felt its application to herself, felt it in a nervous thrill all over her; and at the same moment that her eyes instinctively glanced towards the distant table, Captain Wentworth's pen ceased to move, his head was raised, pausing, listening, and he turned round the next instant to give a look, one quick, conscious look at her.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 23
17  If he will adopt these regulations, in seven years he will be clear; and I hope we may be able to convince him and Elizabeth, that Kellynch Hall has a respectability in itself which cannot be affected by these reductions; and that the true dignity of Sir Walter Elliot will be very far from lessened in the eyes of sensible people, by acting like a man of principle.
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ContextHighlight   In Chapter 2
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