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1 "A tall figure, all in white with a veil over its face and a lamp in its wasted hand," went on Meg.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER TWELVE
2 "Don't use such dreadful expressions," replied Meg from the depths of the veil in which she had shrouded herself like a nun sick of the world.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER FOUR
3 Shrouded in a thick veil and armed with a genteel traveling basket, she departed, feeling that a cool drive would soothe her ruffled spirit and fit her for the labors of the day.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
4 As the omnibus contained only one other passenger, a sleepy old lady, Amy pocketed her veil and beguiled the tedium of the way by trying to find out where all her money had gone to.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
5 Jo felt as if a veil had fallen between her heart and Beth's, but when she put out her hand to lift it up, there seemed something sacred in the silence, and she waited for Beth to speak.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX
6 Shadowy effigies in armor stood on either side, a dead silence reigned, the lamp burned blue, and the ghostly figure ever and anon turned its face toward him, showing the glitter of awful eyes through its white veil.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER TWELVE
7 Every shadowy nook, where seats invited one to stop and rest, was a mass of bloom, every cool grotto had its marble nymph smiling from a veil of flowers and every fountain reflected crimson, white, or pale pink roses, leaning down to smile at their own beauty.
Little WomenBy Louisa May Alcott ContextHighlight In CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE