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Gabrielle's nature, which had been hardening, though she knew it not, softened.

From The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France by Wingfield, Lewis

But by and by the inward heat began to thaw the stiff outward crust, which had been hardening for so many years.

From Idolatry A Romance by Hawthorne, Julian

But the springtime could not thaw the resolve which had been hardening John's heart all the winter—to live out his life in the wilderness and, when his time came, to die there a forgotten man.

From Fort Amity by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir

His face had been hardening during this amazing speech.

From The Bandbox by Vance, Louis Joseph

For two years her heart had been hardening to its present condition, and she would not give up one tittle of the chance that now opened out before her hungry eyes.

From The Forfeit by Cullum, Ridgwell