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... side . She felt tired , although she had only just got up ; for she had had a restless night — what with the heat and the insects , that will force their way into the room in the evening in India as soon as the lamps are lighted . Great ...
... side . She felt tired , although she had only just got up ; for she had had a restless night — what with the heat and the insects , that will force their way into the room in the evening in India as soon as the lamps are lighted . Great ...
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... side the hedge , made it look like a thick grove everywhere . Large trees met overhead , and formed a covered , leafy walk , through which the sun could not pierce . There was no one to be seen near , and no sound but that of the ...
... side the hedge , made it look like a thick grove everywhere . Large trees met overhead , and formed a covered , leafy walk , through which the sun could not pierce . There was no one to be seen near , and no sound but that of the ...
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... side , she began to help her husband to undo the harness , so that they might leave the gig . It was of no use to them any longer , because the forest path had become too narrow for the wheels to pass along it . They took everything off ...
... side , she began to help her husband to undo the harness , so that they might leave the gig . It was of no use to them any longer , because the forest path had become too narrow for the wheels to pass along it . They took everything off ...
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... sides , and did not fall off . Mrs. Brisbane saw the horse tear away with her husband and her baby - saw them going off farther and farther from her , and yet she could do nothing to stop them . She held out her tender arms , but still ...
... sides , and did not fall off . Mrs. Brisbane saw the horse tear away with her husband and her baby - saw them going off farther and farther from her , and yet she could do nothing to stop them . She held out her tender arms , but still ...
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... side of the park as fast as she could . Robert followed , and when he came up to the old mare he found Polyanthus had , in trying to leap a wire fence , caught her hind legs in it and fallen down . ' ' But do you think , mamma , the ...
... side of the park as fast as she could . Robert followed , and when he came up to the old mare he found Polyanthus had , in trying to leap a wire fence , caught her hind legs in it and fallen down . ' ' But do you think , mamma , the ...
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