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I'm a great believer in propinquity, and especially out here Janet sniffed audibly: "She'd probably get lost the first thing That's it, exactly!"— Prairie Flowers
The father and mother sat--not side by side, in that propinquity which is so sweet, when every breath, every touch of the beloved's garment gives pleasure; they sat one at each corner of the table, engrossed in their several occupations; reading with an uncommunicative eagerness, and sewing in unbroken silence.— Olive A Novel
There was something weirdly fascinating in their propinquity, and in the thought that he alone of all men on earth could ever tell them just what had happened in their house when their father went there to search for them He sat half an hour pensively, noting an occasional pedestrian or the flash of a motor that rolled through the unfrequented driveway.— Blacksheep! Blacksheep!
The light of kindliness and sympathy guided her; and just as Ericson was approaching her she feigned to be wholly unconscious of his propinquity, and leaning forward in her chair she called out in her clear voice Now, look here, Professor Flick, I want you to sit right down here and talk to me.— The Dictator
The friars of the nearest convent claimed the image from their propinquity, and came down to the ship in grand procession to carry it to their church.— The Pacha of Many Tales

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