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... cried an old man , as he paused in his evening walk to pat the heads of one or two of the children . Little Chickweed looked up from the wet stones against which she was pressing her little hands , hot and dry from the rub of the basket ...
... cried an old man , as he paused in his evening walk to pat the heads of one or two of the children . Little Chickweed looked up from the wet stones against which she was pressing her little hands , hot and dry from the rub of the basket ...
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... cried she , getting up at once when she saw who it was , and shaking the wet from her hands . " I have a present for you ! " " Nonsense ! " exclaimed the old man , taking his pipe from his mouth in order to look astonished . " I have ...
... cried she , getting up at once when she saw who it was , and shaking the wet from her hands . " I have a present for you ! " " Nonsense ! " exclaimed the old man , taking his pipe from his mouth in order to look astonished . " I have ...
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... cried Chickweed . But other people did not let him alone . Two or three of the village women , when they had seen the book , told him frankly that he should return it to Chickweed - that it would fetch , in the town , at least as much ...
... cried Chickweed . But other people did not let him alone . Two or three of the village women , when they had seen the book , told him frankly that he should return it to Chickweed - that it would fetch , in the town , at least as much ...
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... cried he . end to that book , dear child . reach so far . I read it and enjoyed it , and then , luckily , I forgot , and could read again ! I cannot imagine what enjoyment people with good memories can possibly get out of books ...
... cried he . end to that book , dear child . reach so far . I read it and enjoyed it , and then , luckily , I forgot , and could read again ! I cannot imagine what enjoyment people with good memories can possibly get out of books ...
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... cried she , as she thanked them with her kisses and her tears . " Yes , yes , of course you do ! " said they , “ only don't go into the damp fields just yet . There are plenty of brats , goodness knows ! let some of them go . " Very ...
... cried she , as she thanked them with her kisses and her tears . " Yes , yes , of course you do ! " said they , “ only don't go into the damp fields just yet . There are plenty of brats , goodness knows ! let some of them go . " Very ...
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Author BARBARA HUTTON Bevis birds Bridgetta Buttercup carriage castle Chickweed Chickweed's cloth elegant Cloudheart coloured course cried Jonquil Crown 8vo Daisy Dame Sweetbriar daughter Day of Wonders Dilly door dress Edition Equerry eyes face fairy Fcap feel four friends G. A. HENTY garden gilt edges gone Groundsel hands HARRISON WEIR head heart Hipposilos Illustrated by JOHN Joyce Halling Katremè King King's knew Lady Pazienza laugh little Princess lived look Majesty matter Mignonette Mignonette's Miss Jonquil Miss Miggonet Mistress morocco nose once perhaps pleasant Post 8vo present pretty price 6d Prince Princess Poppy Princess Wuntha road round Royal 16mo Royal Highness Sgunda Shillings Shillings and Sixpence Sire sisters smile snow Stories sure tears tell thing THOMAS HOOD thought Thousand town village voice walk wish wonder words young girl
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