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... girl went to school , with S. J. Harris , teacher . The school was a single- room one on an elevation seven or eight ... girls , in their long dresses , needed no additional inches to make women of them . But they accepted the new pupils ...
... girl went to school , with S. J. Harris , teacher . The school was a single- room one on an elevation seven or eight ... girls , in their long dresses , needed no additional inches to make women of them . But they accepted the new pupils ...
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... girls offered terms to the Dales ; trials were nega- tived by the assertion that the contestants were not trying . But all these doubts would be settled on picnic day , which would be about Christmas time . Needles and scissors were in ...
... girls offered terms to the Dales ; trials were nega- tived by the assertion that the contestants were not trying . But all these doubts would be settled on picnic day , which would be about Christmas time . Needles and scissors were in ...
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... girl has screamed in pretended alarm as she rushed with sure steps across the tree - bridge ; the last boy has hopped ... girls contributed their meed of anxiety to parents by running and falling in the waves . There was scramb- ling for ...
... girl has screamed in pretended alarm as she rushed with sure steps across the tree - bridge ; the last boy has hopped ... girls contributed their meed of anxiety to parents by running and falling in the waves . There was scramb- ling for ...
Contents
1Arrival at Chaslands Page | 11 |
2Settling in and Making Friends | 16 |
3Visiting the Neighbours | 21 |
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