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... Douglas farm , often known as Mulligan's , for the by - road ended there . The Douglas children , nearest to the beach , were by far the most often on it . Here they came again ! Plodding horse , prancing hack , creaking wheel , flax ...
... Douglas farm , often known as Mulligan's , for the by - road ended there . The Douglas children , nearest to the beach , were by far the most often on it . Here they came again ! Plodding horse , prancing hack , creaking wheel , flax ...
Page 111
... Douglas senior was there , and as a particularly , careful man , was known to have sent home nine pounds one month , after paying his own expenses . This was exceptional , however , even in fine weather , four or five pounds being more ...
... Douglas senior was there , and as a particularly , careful man , was known to have sent home nine pounds one month , after paying his own expenses . This was exceptional , however , even in fine weather , four or five pounds being more ...
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... Douglas boys , to be paddled upstream to where the shy teal ducks talked softly among the vines . Someone , some day , seeking an easy path up the bank across the river there , may follow the path taken by George and Jim Douglas when ...
... Douglas boys , to be paddled upstream to where the shy teal ducks talked softly among the vines . Someone , some day , seeking an easy path up the bank across the river there , may follow the path taken by George and Jim Douglas when ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
Copyright | |
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