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unreasonably annoyed or upset
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easily annoyed or upset
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easily annoyed or upset
- And then she would pout like a disappointed child; a pensive cloud would soften her radiant vivacity; she would withdraw her hand hastily from his, and turn in transient petulance from his aspect, at once so heroic and so martyr-like.Chapter 32 (21% in)
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