John-a-dreams: A TaleW. Blackwood and Sons, 1878 - 280 pages |
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... things , " she said , gravely . " Some day , when you are older , you will understand . Run away and play , there's a dear , and don't ask questions . " " I don't want to , " he cried again , with a stamp of the little foot , and the ...
... things , " she said , gravely . " Some day , when you are older , you will understand . Run away and play , there's a dear , and don't ask questions . " " I don't want to , " he cried again , with a stamp of the little foot , and the ...
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... thing ; if he moved , he might feel something . He heard a great deal already . He drew the bed- clothes over his ear , and shut his eyes tight , eager for sleep . His window rattled , and his door seemed to shake . He held his breath ...
... thing ; if he moved , he might feel something . He heard a great deal already . He drew the bed- clothes over his ear , and shut his eyes tight , eager for sleep . His window rattled , and his door seemed to shake . He held his breath ...
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... things , Joseph ? " " I confess that I cannot make out that boy , " said he , solemnly . " A strange , complex character , " murmured Miss Susan . " A dear , good boy , " said Lady Harefel , impa- tient of subtilty ; " but too like his ...
... things , Joseph ? " " I confess that I cannot make out that boy , " said he , solemnly . " A strange , complex character , " murmured Miss Susan . " A dear , good boy , " said Lady Harefel , impa- tient of subtilty ; " but too like his ...
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... thing , but I can't find much to the purpose . Irvine appears to me to be really a unique case . It would be far simpler if he were more like other boys ; like our Ned , for example . " His wife's kindly face beamed with pleasure ...
... thing , but I can't find much to the purpose . Irvine appears to me to be really a unique case . It would be far simpler if he were more like other boys ; like our Ned , for example . " His wife's kindly face beamed with pleasure ...
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A Tale Julian Sturgis. " Why , my dear , that is the very thing , " said her husband ; " of course it is . School is the thing to take the nonsense out of a fellow . " Sir Joseph felt as if he had solved the hardest of problems . He ...
A Tale Julian Sturgis. " Why , my dear , that is the very thing , " said her husband ; " of course it is . School is the thing to take the nonsense out of a fellow . " Sir Joseph felt as if he had solved the hardest of problems . He ...
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