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improper, awkward, or unfavorable
- They had a very good time and nothing untoward happened until after tea, when they found themselves in the Barry garden, a little tired of all their games and ripe for any enticing form of mischief which might present itself.Chapter 23 — Anne Comes to Grief in an Affair of Honor (6% in)
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