Cousin Trix and Her Welcome TalesGriffith and Farran, successors to Newbery and Harris, corner of St. Paul's Churchyard, 1868 - Children's stories - 272 pages |
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... pretty little girl of ten , called Daisy , who , having discontentedly curled herself into a large arm - chair , was finding nothing better to do as she sat there than to try and poke holes with her fingers in its holland covering . The ...
... pretty little girl of ten , called Daisy , who , having discontentedly curled herself into a large arm - chair , was finding nothing better to do as she sat there than to try and poke holes with her fingers in its holland covering . The ...
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... pretty ! ' cried Daisy , who loved pretty things , and was very pretty , too , herself . ' Yes , and funny , ' entreated Roger , who had no notion of there being any good in a story unless it made him laugh . No ; let it be a true story ...
... pretty ! ' cried Daisy , who loved pretty things , and was very pretty , too , herself . ' Yes , and funny , ' entreated Roger , who had no notion of there being any good in a story unless it made him laugh . No ; let it be a true story ...
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... pretty good tramp of it to - day , ' the landlord said to them , as he stood loung- ing at the door smoking his pipe . ' I'll warrant you we have ! ' they answered ; and they began to tell him what they had been about . Before they had ...
... pretty good tramp of it to - day , ' the landlord said to them , as he stood loung- ing at the door smoking his pipe . ' I'll warrant you we have ! ' they answered ; and they began to tell him what they had been about . Before they had ...
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... pretty well , Daisy would be very well pleased , and so would Queen Mab , and Roger , and even Hercules , if she would sit down and begin to tell one now . ' Very well , Daisy , ' responded Cousin Trix POOR OLD NEPTUNE . 37.
... pretty well , Daisy would be very well pleased , and so would Queen Mab , and Roger , and even Hercules , if she would sit down and begin to tell one now . ' Very well , Daisy , ' responded Cousin Trix POOR OLD NEPTUNE . 37.
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... pretty sharply . ' A year ! Well , you human beings are the most unreasonable people I ever had to do with ! ' the first fairy exclaimed , looking as if the absurdity of the world really pained her . ' I never heard such a proposal in ...
... pretty sharply . ' A year ! Well , you human beings are the most unreasonable people I ever had to do with ! ' the first fairy exclaimed , looking as if the absurdity of the world really pained her . ' I never heard such a proposal in ...
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