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... . One morning at breakfast - time Mr. Selby - that was the name of these little boys ' papa - looked up from a letter which he had been reading , and said— ' Here is an invitation for you two boys to 7 CHAP PAGE I HUGH AND HARRY,
... . One morning at breakfast - time Mr. Selby - that was the name of these little boys ' papa - looked up from a letter which he had been reading , and said— ' Here is an invitation for you two boys to 7 CHAP PAGE I HUGH AND HARRY,
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... papa looked very sly . Midsummer holidays were just coming on , and the boys had been counting up the days which ... Papa ! ' said Hugh , ' should we really see cows milked ? ' ' Or eating gooseberries and currants , ' said Mr. Selby ...
... papa looked very sly . Midsummer holidays were just coming on , and the boys had been counting up the days which ... Papa ! ' said Hugh , ' should we really see cows milked ? ' ' Or eating gooseberries and currants , ' said Mr. Selby ...
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... Papa , don't be so silly , ' said Hugh . ' Or running after the pigs . ' Harry jumped up and clapped his hand over his papa's mouth ; but Mr. Selby would go on . ' So I think I had best write to Uncle Tom and say you had both of you ...
... Papa , don't be so silly , ' said Hugh . ' Or running after the pigs . ' Harry jumped up and clapped his hand over his papa's mouth ; but Mr. Selby would go on . ' So I think I had best write to Uncle Tom and say you had both of you ...
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... papas ' and mammas ' heads must be made of very hard stuff that they do not sometimes go deaf and stupid in holiday time ... papa . ' Littoo ! ' said Alfy , ' boys what wear tulics and towlers ain't littoo . ' ' Wait till you wear ...
... papas ' and mammas ' heads must be made of very hard stuff that they do not sometimes go deaf and stupid in holiday time ... papa . ' Littoo ! ' said Alfy , ' boys what wear tulics and towlers ain't littoo . ' ' Wait till you wear ...
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... papa , ' said both ' We would like to go ; we are not so very old as all that . ' Mr. Selby shook his head . ' Boys in knickerbockers to think of eating goose- berries and currants ! ' he said . ' We are not too old , indeed , papa ...
... papa , ' said both ' We would like to go ; we are not so very old as all that . ' Mr. Selby shook his head . ' Boys in knickerbockers to think of eating goose- berries and currants ! ' he said . ' We are not too old , indeed , papa ...
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