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... is a sweetly pretty place , and there are all sorts of nice cottages and lodging - houses built here and there , some perched on the mountain - side . After dinner we took a long walk by the canal 4 HOLIDAYS AMONG THE MOUNTAINS .
... is a sweetly pretty place , and there are all sorts of nice cottages and lodging - houses built here and there , some perched on the mountain - side . After dinner we took a long walk by the canal 4 HOLIDAYS AMONG THE MOUNTAINS .
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Matilda Betham-Edwards. After dinner we took a long walk by the canal , which is very clear , and shaded by high banks crowded with trees . A beautiful wild swan rose from the waters just before us , and flew away over the hill . We also ...
Matilda Betham-Edwards. After dinner we took a long walk by the canal , which is very clear , and shaded by high banks crowded with trees . A beautiful wild swan rose from the waters just before us , and flew away over the hill . We also ...
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... took long walks together , and made collections of ferns and wild flowers ; in the winter she sat on his knees during the long evenings , and he would tell her of far - off countries , of curious adventures , of strange stories in ...
... took long walks together , and made collections of ferns and wild flowers ; in the winter she sat on his knees during the long evenings , and he would tell her of far - off countries , of curious adventures , of strange stories in ...
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... took a shorter route across the pasture , for she had no fear of the quiet black cows who looked up at her as she passed , and the soft grass was far pleasanter to walk upon than the dusty roads . She liked , too , to cross the stepping ...
... took a shorter route across the pasture , for she had no fear of the quiet black cows who looked up at her as she passed , and the soft grass was far pleasanter to walk upon than the dusty roads . She liked , too , to cross the stepping ...
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... took Jenny's hand with a kindly smile , and after that , in spite of her sharp speeches , she liked her . " Cousin Beatrice never says when she is pleased with anything ; I do , " said Sylvine . " I don't like speaking too quickly . I ...
... took Jenny's hand with a kindly smile , and after that , in spite of her sharp speeches , she liked her . " Cousin Beatrice never says when she is pleased with anything ; I do , " said Sylvine . " I don't like speaking too quickly . I ...
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Holidays Among the Mountains: Or Scenes and Stories of Wales (Classic Reprint) M. Betham Edwards No preview available - 2017 |
Holidays Among the Mountains: Or Scenes and Stories of Wales (Classic Reprint) M. Betham Edwards No preview available - 2015 |
Holidays Among the Mountains, Or, Scenes and Stories of Wales Matilda Betham-Edwards No preview available - 2012 |
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