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Page 42
... tired of looking for fresh things , when Aunt Harriette found it was past dinner - time . Just as she said so , they heard a noise and a cry of ' Oh ! ' and when they all looked round , there was Arthur sprawling upon his hands and ...
... tired of looking for fresh things , when Aunt Harriette found it was past dinner - time . Just as she said so , they heard a noise and a cry of ' Oh ! ' and when they all looked round , there was Arthur sprawling upon his hands and ...
Page 43
... tired of doing that , for it was a lovely day . He kept fancying that everybody was looking at him and talking about his clothes , when I dare- say not one of the people in Tormouth noticed whether he was there or not . There are plenty ...
... tired of doing that , for it was a lovely day . He kept fancying that everybody was looking at him and talking about his clothes , when I dare- say not one of the people in Tormouth noticed whether he was there or not . There are plenty ...
Page 46
... tired of watching the creatures in the aquarium . I think they spent the whole of that afternoon in front of the tank ; and the whole of the afternoon the large prawn went about with his little friend sticking half out of his mouth , so ...
... tired of watching the creatures in the aquarium . I think they spent the whole of that afternoon in front of the tank ; and the whole of the afternoon the large prawn went about with his little friend sticking half out of his mouth , so ...
Page 57
... tired , his legs felt as if they would bend under him and as if he should fall to the ground . He lay down , and the tired feeling got more and more ; and he forgot that he was in the wood , and forgot all about the cross old woman and ...
... tired , his legs felt as if they would bend under him and as if he should fall to the ground . He lay down , and the tired feeling got more and more ; and he forgot that he was in the wood , and forgot all about the cross old woman and ...
Page 72
... tired and hungry and thirsty ; but they gave food and drink first to the men who had been saved from the wreck , as if they did not think of themselves at all ; but most of all they seemed to wish to give it to the cap- tain , so that ...
... tired and hungry and thirsty ; but they gave food and drink first to the men who had been saved from the wreck , as if they did not think of themselves at all ; but most of all they seemed to wish to give it to the cap- tain , so that ...
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ABSOLON Adventures answered Artie asked Arthur Aunt Harriette auntie Author BARBARA HUTTON basket beach Bessie and Georgie birds boat brother captain child cloth elegant collier coloured Cousin Frank daresay dinner EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS Engravings eyes Fable Book face Fcap fellow fishermen Fourth Edition FRANCES POWER COBBE Frontispiece G. A. HENTY George Layton gilt edges gutta-percha hand Harriette's HARRISON WEIR HOOD hungry Illustrations Johnny Jones jumped LADY laughed little Bessie little boy little girl looked ma'am morocco never Numbers Oh dear once periwinkles plain poor little Post 8vo prawn Price 6d pull putty rope Royal 16mo Second Edition shopman side sleep Small 4to Smith Smith's nose Stories Stubbs Super-royal 16mo sure swim tell things Third Edition THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD thought tired told TOM HOOD Tormouth voice walked wish Young
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