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... sure , I don't know , excepting that everybody calls it so , ' said Arthur , ' besides , it is a lark ; that is why it is called so . ' " Which was a very fine reason , was it not ? " But what is your great fun ? " asked Bessie . Open ...
... sure , I don't know , excepting that everybody calls it so , ' said Arthur , ' besides , it is a lark ; that is why it is called so . ' " Which was a very fine reason , was it not ? " But what is your great fun ? " asked Bessie . Open ...
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... sure ; so he could not say anything , but sat behind the Times pre- tending to read , but in reality listening to a story that cousin Frank was telling to his brother and sister . He had taken little Bessie upon his knee , and Georgie ...
... sure ; so he could not say anything , but sat behind the Times pre- tending to read , but in reality listening to a story that cousin Frank was telling to his brother and sister . He had taken little Bessie upon his knee , and Georgie ...
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... sure , you may ask him if this story is not true . Mr. Smith had a very large nose . It was so large that he sometimes hardly knew what to do with it . If he drank a cup of tea or a glass of beer , his nose drank at the same time and ...
... sure , you may ask him if this story is not true . Mr. Smith had a very large nose . It was so large that he sometimes hardly knew what to do with it . If he drank a cup of tea or a glass of beer , his nose drank at the same time and ...
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... sure it is a nose which will suit you , sir ; thank you , sir . ' ་ ' I'll thank you , sir , to hold your tongue , ' said Mr. Smith . I came here to buy a nose ; not to listen to your magpie chatter . ' man . Certainly , sir ; thank you ...
... sure it is a nose which will suit you , sir ; thank you , sir . ' ་ ' I'll thank you , sir , to hold your tongue , ' said Mr. Smith . I came here to buy a nose ; not to listen to your magpie chatter . ' man . Certainly , sir ; thank you ...
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... sure that , as Tormouth was a sea - side place , that he should find lots of people to look at him . When they arrived at Rock Cottage , Arthur walked away , without asking if he could be of any help to his aunt or sister , while George ...
... sure that , as Tormouth was a sea - side place , that he should find lots of people to look at him . When they arrived at Rock Cottage , Arthur walked away , without asking if he could be of any help to his aunt or sister , while George ...
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