in one's eyes
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He had not the chance, however, for Mollie’s eyes met his without the faintest shadow of reproach.
From The Fortunes of the Farrells by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
There were tears streaming from Mollie’s eyes as she looked up at Bab.
From The Automobile Girls in the Berkshires The Ghost of Lost Man's Trail by Crane, Laura Dent
Mollie’s eyes dropped to her plate, and her lips pouted in an involuntary grimace.
From The Fortunes of the Farrells by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.
She found herself quite repaid for the trouble of going into detail, by the unsophisticated pleasure in Mollie's eyes alone, for to Mollie outward furnishings seemed more than worthy of description and discussion.
From Vagabondia 1884 by Burnett, Frances Hodgson
She was that; she was everything perfect in Mollie's eyes.
From Lover or Friend by Carey, Rosa Nouchette
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