Filling up the chinks, Volume 353Frederick Warne and Company, Bedford Street, Covent Garden., 1869 - 203 pages |
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... boy , how the toad carries a precious jewel in its head ? " — old Absalom laid his palm on the boy's head , turned his face up to him , and looked into his blue eyes , " and I think - yes , I am sure - the jewel is there ; I can see it ...
... boy , how the toad carries a precious jewel in its head ? " — old Absalom laid his palm on the boy's head , turned his face up to him , and looked into his blue eyes , " and I think - yes , I am sure - the jewel is there ; I can see it ...
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... boy's neck himself . As he did so , either by accident , or on purpose , the hard , wrinkled face was pressed for a moment against the soft cheek of the boy . Ah ! it was no accident ; it was an effort , perhaps foolish but forgivable ...
... boy's neck himself . As he did so , either by accident , or on purpose , the hard , wrinkled face was pressed for a moment against the soft cheek of the boy . Ah ! it was no accident ; it was an effort , perhaps foolish but forgivable ...
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... boys— so different in their ways of showing their affection -loved her best . It was quite true that to - night ... boy's hand soothingly , the light seemed to come back and brighten up all his thoughts . He would not care any more ...
... boys— so different in their ways of showing their affection -loved her best . It was quite true that to - night ... boy's hand soothingly , the light seemed to come back and brighten up all his thoughts . He would not care any more ...
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... boy's pain even better than he did himself , and he too had remedies at hand , though differing in their nature and value from Mr. Bolton's glittering coin , which still lay untouched upon the table . " Ah , I see it , I see it ; it's ...
... boy's pain even better than he did himself , and he too had remedies at hand , though differing in their nature and value from Mr. Bolton's glittering coin , which still lay untouched upon the table . " Ah , I see it , I see it ; it's ...
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... boy's hand heartily , and went out , promising to return by - and - by , and see what use Stephen had made of his spare minutes - filling up the chinks . CHAPTER VI . FILLING UP THE CHINKS . It seemed The Two Visitors . 53.
... boy's hand heartily , and went out , promising to return by - and - by , and see what use Stephen had made of his spare minutes - filling up the chinks . CHAPTER VI . FILLING UP THE CHINKS . It seemed The Two Visitors . 53.
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