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mother-in-lawed

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  • 'I will not,' said Fanny, without answering the question, 'submit to be mother-in-lawed by Mrs General; and I will not submit to be, in any respect whatever, either patronised or tormented by Mrs Merdle.'

    Little Dorrit Charles Dickens 1841

  • I implore you not to submit to be mother-in-lawed by Mrs General, without asserting it in making every one about you as uncomfortable as possible.

    Little Dorrit Charles Dickens 1841

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