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Page 11
... hand . The trees reached across the clay road so that the boys could thrust eager hands to touch the trembling branches . Halting for a picnic meal , every- one clambered down to revel among the crépe fern , and to cut out sections of ...
... hand . The trees reached across the clay road so that the boys could thrust eager hands to touch the trembling branches . Halting for a picnic meal , every- one clambered down to revel among the crépe fern , and to cut out sections of ...
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... hand to provide music for early - comers . Nobody was expected to sit and stare . Then came the rank and file , each group or individual with a supply of food . At eight o'clock sharp , the appointed time , up spoke long Jack : " Clear ...
... hand to provide music for early - comers . Nobody was expected to sit and stare . Then came the rank and file , each group or individual with a supply of food . At eight o'clock sharp , the appointed time , up spoke long Jack : " Clear ...
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... hand or stick in order to hold his course . Arriving home on the Saturday night , he would set out again on the ... hand , searching for branches suitable for legs or angle pieces for barrows . The cuttings were deep down there , so it ...
... hand or stick in order to hold his course . Arriving home on the Saturday night , he would set out again on the ... hand , searching for branches suitable for legs or angle pieces for barrows . The cuttings were deep down there , so it ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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