Oh yes!' and suddenly the wintry frost-bound look of care had left Mr. Thornton's face, as if some … - Elizabeth Gaskell

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Elizabeth Gaskell

Oh yes!' and suddenly the wintry frost-bound look of care had left Mr. Thornton's face, as if some soft summer gale had blown all anxiety away from his mind; and, though his mouth was as much compressed as before, his eyes smiled out benignly on his questioner.

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