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The Shelleys and the Clairmonts ( 1850—1868)
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Mary continued to suffer from weakness and lassitude, while Jane Shelley complained of an obstinate infection in chest and throat. In the new year of 1850 Percy patiently escorted his ladies to the French Riviera, where the company of two invalids was hardly cheerful.
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Title: The Shelleys and the Clairmonts ( 1850—1868)
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Mary continued to suffer from weakness and lassitude, while Jane Shelley complained of an obstinate infection in chest and throat.
In the new year of 1850 Percy patiently escorted his ladies to the French Riviera, where the company of two invalids was hardly cheerful.
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