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... Arranged in due form and with great decorum , stood , in their respective places , three white beds , spotlessly clean , three white wash- stands with white jugs and basins , etc. , three white tables , three white towel - horses with ...
... Arranged in due form and with great decorum , stood , in their respective places , three white beds , spotlessly clean , three white wash- stands with white jugs and basins , etc. , three white tables , three white towel - horses with ...
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... arrange- ments , and gazed with great satisfaction at the changes they had made . Two tidy separate little rooms - one for Richard by himself , and the other for Ned and Tom . ' That's done , ' said Dick ; ' but , Ned - that beam , I ...
... arrange- ments , and gazed with great satisfaction at the changes they had made . Two tidy separate little rooms - one for Richard by himself , and the other for Ned and Tom . ' That's done , ' said Dick ; ' but , Ned - that beam , I ...
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... arranged and written out a week ago nearly . ' You will perhaps find pleasure in accompanying us on our evening's stroll up and down the avenue ? If you will fetch your hats and change your shoes , my brother and myself will await your ...
... arranged and written out a week ago nearly . ' You will perhaps find pleasure in accompanying us on our evening's stroll up and down the avenue ? If you will fetch your hats and change your shoes , my brother and myself will await your ...
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... arranged in a row against the wall , as of old . Whether invisible hands had performed this unwelcome feat or not , it was done ; and the boys felt utterly rebuked . The cavalcade started for the avenue , -the chair containing The First ...
... arranged in a row against the wall , as of old . Whether invisible hands had performed this unwelcome feat or not , it was done ; and the boys felt utterly rebuked . The cavalcade started for the avenue , -the chair containing The First ...
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... arranged how this Sunday should be spent . She unfortunately belonged to that school of religionists who consider ' holy ' to mean the reverse of agreeable or amusing . Therefore , being bidden . to ' keep the Sabbath holy , ' she made ...
... arranged how this Sunday should be spent . She unfortunately belonged to that school of religionists who consider ' holy ' to mean the reverse of agreeable or amusing . Therefore , being bidden . to ' keep the Sabbath holy , ' she made ...
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ABSOLON Adventures afternoon amusement arbour asked BARBARA HUTTON barge began better boats brother castle chair climb coloured cried delight Dick Dick's dinner donkey Engravings exclaimed Edward Fcap felt finish flag flowers Frontispiece G. A. HENTY garden gilt edges grave half happy HARRISON WEIR Illustrations inquired island lads lady laughing linhay little Tommy look luncheon mamma Master Matilda Letitia minutes Miss Law Miss Lawrence morning morocco moss never paddles path Phiz pickaxe plain poor Post 8vo pretty Ralph Refuge rence replied Edward returned Richard Robins rock round Royal 16mo safe Second Edition sister soon Southampton spade stones stood Stories Super-royal 16mo sure Talbot Third Edition THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD thought three boys tidy tired TOM HOOD Tommy's trees tubs uncle and aunt uncle's walk WALTER CRANE whilst wonder yard
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