St. Nicholas, Volume 46Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1919 - Children's literature |
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Page 14
... sudden pauses in the conversation , and it was in one of these that we heard the voice of little Jacques talking to Grand- père . " And you know , Colonel de Mar- tigny , " he was saying , his eyes sparkling and his slender figure as ...
... sudden pauses in the conversation , and it was in one of these that we heard the voice of little Jacques talking to Grand- père . " And you know , Colonel de Mar- tigny , " he was saying , his eyes sparkling and his slender figure as ...
Page 15
... sudden these scarcely known friends . had grown dear to me and their fortunes became of great importance . Yet at the moment I was scarcely con- scious of what I saw . My soul was filled with what I heard , for as the soldiers marched ...
... sudden these scarcely known friends . had grown dear to me and their fortunes became of great importance . Yet at the moment I was scarcely con- scious of what I saw . My soul was filled with what I heard , for as the soldiers marched ...
Page 18
... suddenly , like an unexpected blow . " Alors , il faut dire adieu . " [ " We must say adieu . " ] The words were all about us as Father took me in his arms . AND a little later I was alone among the women and children , staring at the ...
... suddenly , like an unexpected blow . " Alors , il faut dire adieu . " [ " We must say adieu . " ] The words were all about us as Father took me in his arms . AND a little later I was alone among the women and children , staring at the ...
Page 46
... Suddenly , by a path threading the bushes that shouldered a corner of the house , appeared a girl , walking swiftly a slim , straight girl , with frank boyish eyes and hand outstretched . " Oh , how do you do ? I thought I'd have time ...
... Suddenly , by a path threading the bushes that shouldered a corner of the house , appeared a girl , walking swiftly a slim , straight girl , with frank boyish eyes and hand outstretched . " Oh , how do you do ? I thought I'd have time ...
Page 56
... suddenly in his stirrups and with a cunning hand threw a rope that , turning and twisting across the plain like lightning across the sky , fell upon the neck of the wild horse and held him fast . Then high in air the wild horse sprang ...
... suddenly in his stirrups and with a cunning hand threw a rope that , turning and twisting across the plain like lightning across the sky , fell upon the neck of the wild horse and held him fast . Then high in air the wild horse sprang ...
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