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... head on one side , and lastly said , Hum ! ' ( What do you mean by " hum , " sir ? ' asked Mr. Smith . Let go my nose : can you do any- thing to make it smaller ? ' 6 The doctor answered , ' Nothing . ' Then why did not you say so ...
... head on one side , and lastly said , Hum ! ' ( What do you mean by " hum , " sir ? ' asked Mr. Smith . Let go my nose : can you do any- thing to make it smaller ? ' 6 The doctor answered , ' Nothing . ' Then why did not you say so ...
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... head swim , and Jones , the fisherman who had helped him home , said kindly , There , don't let's chaff him , mates ; he'll know better next time , I'm thinking . - Like to have a pull on the water , sir ? ' ' Oh yes ; oh yes ! Aunt ...
... head swim , and Jones , the fisherman who had helped him home , said kindly , There , don't let's chaff him , mates ; he'll know better next time , I'm thinking . - Like to have a pull on the water , sir ? ' ' Oh yes ; oh yes ! Aunt ...
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... head ; and little Bessie said , ' Please don't send him home , auntie . Perhaps he will not make his clothes dirty . ' ' Of course I shall not , ' said Arthur . ' I sup- pose I can take care of my things as well as any- body else ...
... head ; and little Bessie said , ' Please don't send him home , auntie . Perhaps he will not make his clothes dirty . ' ' Of course I shall not , ' said Arthur . ' I sup- pose I can take care of my things as well as any- body else ...
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Emilia Marryat Norris. and then more and more , until the little prawn's head was gone . ' Well , I do call that a shame ! ' said Georgie . ' If he isn't eating up his little brother ! Cannot we pull him out again , auntie ? ' ' I am ...
Emilia Marryat Norris. and then more and more , until the little prawn's head was gone . ' Well , I do call that a shame ! ' said Georgie . ' If he isn't eating up his little brother ! Cannot we pull him out again , auntie ? ' ' I am ...
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... head went souse under the waves , he came up spluttering and laughing . Of course he could not learn to swim all at once ; but he took his first lesson , and then leaving him to play about , Cousin Frank turned to Arthur . " Now ...
... head went souse under the waves , he came up spluttering and laughing . Of course he could not learn to swim all at once ; but he took his first lesson , and then leaving him to play about , Cousin Frank turned to Arthur . " Now ...
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