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... THE TOURISTS , 127 SOCIAL LADY - BIRDS , THE INFANT'S PROGRESS , WEDDINGS AND WEDDING PRESENTS , THE END OF THE HOLIDAYS , DINNERS IN THE PROVINCES , 141 155 168 180 192 • 1 # SKETCHES AND ESSAYS . ADVENTURE SCHOOLS . WE.
... THE TOURISTS , 127 SOCIAL LADY - BIRDS , THE INFANT'S PROGRESS , WEDDINGS AND WEDDING PRESENTS , THE END OF THE HOLIDAYS , DINNERS IN THE PROVINCES , 141 155 168 180 192 • 1 # SKETCHES AND ESSAYS . ADVENTURE SCHOOLS . WE.
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... infant life during five hours of the day ? The evil hour came at last , and the 、 sanctity of the parlour and the repose of the kitchen were invaded . The first indication of trouble was a visit from the School Board of- ficial , who ...
... infant life during five hours of the day ? The evil hour came at last , and the 、 sanctity of the parlour and the repose of the kitchen were invaded . The first indication of trouble was a visit from the School Board of- ficial , who ...
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... infants ' heads , who cry simultaneously . On emerging into light , though not into air , the garrulous old lady enters into a history of her past life and her plans for the future , evidently under the impression that the School Board ...
... infants ' heads , who cry simultaneously . On emerging into light , though not into air , the garrulous old lady enters into a history of her past life and her plans for the future , evidently under the impression that the School Board ...
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... infant - school , leaving the terrified official the vis - à - vis of fifty babies . Had Boswell only been a School Inspector , no- body would have thought his celebrated ques- tion , " If , sir , you were shut PRIVATE SCHOOLS . 35.
... infant - school , leaving the terrified official the vis - à - vis of fifty babies . Had Boswell only been a School Inspector , no- body would have thought his celebrated ques- tion , " If , sir , you were shut PRIVATE SCHOOLS . 35.
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... infants preserve a dignified com- posure , as they rise one above the other on the gallery devoted to their convenience . But no sooner is the controlling mind taken away than the character of the scene is changed . Teacher , " murmurs ...
... infants preserve a dignified com- posure , as they rise one above the other on the gallery devoted to their convenience . But no sooner is the controlling mind taken away than the character of the scene is changed . Teacher , " murmurs ...
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