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... field out again yesterday , " said Mrs. Hoopington . " Why you didn't bring one or two hunting men down with you , instead of that stupid Russian boy , I can't think . " " Vladimir isn't stupid , " protested her niece ; " he's one of ...
... field out again yesterday , " said Mrs. Hoopington . " Why you didn't bring one or two hunting men down with you , instead of that stupid Russian boy , I can't think . " " Vladimir isn't stupid , " protested her niece ; " he's one of ...
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... field . The smaller girl created a diversion by beginning to recite " On the Road to Mandalay . " She only knew the first line , but she put her limited knowledge to the fullest possible use . She repeated the line over and over again ...
... field . The smaller girl created a diversion by beginning to recite " On the Road to Mandalay . " She only knew the first line , but she put her limited knowledge to the fullest possible use . She repeated the line over and over again ...
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... field in which a partridge is nesting , or a mouse - hawking kestrel hovering over the hedge , is sufficient cause to drive the dis- tracted bird off its eggs and send it whirring into the next county . The partridge of the war zone ...
... field in which a partridge is nesting , or a mouse - hawking kestrel hovering over the hedge , is sufficient cause to drive the dis- tracted bird off its eggs and send it whirring into the next county . The partridge of the war zone ...
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Reginald on Christmas Presents | 6 |
The Saint and the Goblin | 75 |
The Strategist | 88 |
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