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... once , I am sure , if I asked her , ' said Theodora . ' That is Georgy , Alice , and the baby , ' said Mr. Morgan . ' Oh ! mamma never would let baby go , ' Theodora answered . ' She must let him go ; he is more plague than all the rest ...
... once , I am sure , if I asked her , ' said Theodora . ' That is Georgy , Alice , and the baby , ' said Mr. Morgan . ' Oh ! mamma never would let baby go , ' Theodora answered . ' She must let him go ; he is more plague than all the rest ...
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... once . I'll run errands , or turn shop - boy , sooner than I'll sponge upon you . ' Mrs. Astley and Theodora knew how , since his earliest childhood , Alfred's heart had been set upon going to sea , and the latter especially was touched ...
... once . I'll run errands , or turn shop - boy , sooner than I'll sponge upon you . ' Mrs. Astley and Theodora knew how , since his earliest childhood , Alfred's heart had been set upon going to sea , and the latter especially was touched ...
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... once ; and so I shall look out for a nice little shop , where an advertisement is in the window with " errand - boy wanted ; " and perhaps , after all , I may find I like that employment best . ' ' Gentlemen are not errand - boys , are ...
... once ; and so I shall look out for a nice little shop , where an advertisement is in the window with " errand - boy wanted ; " and perhaps , after all , I may find I like that employment best . ' ' Gentlemen are not errand - boys , are ...
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... once to try and make a bargain . He was successful , and returned with three and sixpence , for which he had parted with his three best rabbits ; but he and Theodora were both greatly delighted , and looked upon their scheme as very ...
... once to try and make a bargain . He was successful , and returned with three and sixpence , for which he had parted with his three best rabbits ; but he and Theodora were both greatly delighted , and looked upon their scheme as very ...
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... once as the engine shrieked , and the train was fairly in motion . What was she to do when she was in town ? How was she to find the Duke of X-- ? How was she to return ? Then the folly of what she had done struck her in its real light ...
... once as the engine shrieked , and the train was fairly in motion . What was she to do when she was in town ? How was she to find the Duke of X-- ? How was she to return ? Then the folly of what she had done struck her in its real light ...
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