Daisy Snowflake's Secret. A Story of English Home LifeLondon, 1882 |
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Page 11
... watched her father from the window as he walked from the little house down the village to the station , where his luggage was already waiting for him . The child even ventured to wave her little pocket - handkerchief , " in case he ...
... watched her father from the window as he walked from the little house down the village to the station , where his luggage was already waiting for him . The child even ventured to wave her little pocket - handkerchief , " in case he ...
Page 15
... watched him as he walked away from his home that day towards the village station , -whither she would have accompanied him had he allowed her , — her heart for the first time almost misgave her , and she felt the utter desolation of ...
... watched him as he walked away from his home that day towards the village station , -whither she would have accompanied him had he allowed her , — her heart for the first time almost misgave her , and she felt the utter desolation of ...
Page 53
... watched to the door by any of the village people , for they might imagine she had gone , after all , for something from the public - house . Daisy's cheeks tingled with the thought . A path across the fields from the road at the bottom ...
... watched to the door by any of the village people , for they might imagine she had gone , after all , for something from the public - house . Daisy's cheeks tingled with the thought . A path across the fields from the road at the bottom ...
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... watched her gentleness with Linda , and her unselfishness at all times , Mr. Brown had said to himself again and again , - " Yes , Daisy is right enough ; I only wish I could feel as happy about Linda . ” One day the week following ...
... watched her gentleness with Linda , and her unselfishness at all times , Mr. Brown had said to himself again and again , - " Yes , Daisy is right enough ; I only wish I could feel as happy about Linda . ” One day the week following ...
Page 94
... watched her gentleness with Linda , and her unselfishness at all times , Mr. Brown had said to himself again and again , — " Yes , Daisy is right enough ; I only wish I could feel as happy about Linda . ” One day the week following ...
... watched her gentleness with Linda , and her unselfishness at all times , Mr. Brown had said to himself again and again , — " Yes , Daisy is right enough ; I only wish I could feel as happy about Linda . ” One day the week following ...
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Allen asked aunt aunt's Betsy blessing Brown child Christian cloth comfort Crown 8vo Daisy felt Daisy Snowflake Daisy's darling DAVID LIVINGSTONE dear doctor door Dovedale drink earnest eyes face father Fcap feel forgive FOSTER'S RULES friends Full-page Illustrations gentle Gerald Coultonsby girl gone hand Handsomely bound happy Hawkins heart Hodder and Stoughton hope hour husband Jones kissed knew laugh little Daisy live look Lord Jesus mamma Margaret Miss Daisy Miss Humphreys morning mother never Norman Reynolds nurse Paternoster Row pause plead poor port wine prayed prayer rectory round Saviour Scrivens sea-side singing smile sorrow speak spoke STEPHEN GRELLET story Sunday sure talk tears teetotaler tell tenderly things Thou to-day tone true turned uncle uncle's uncon unconsciously village voice walk watched whispered wife WILLIAM WILBERFORCE word young Zealand
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