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... gave no sign . They had been gathered in vain ; and who can say that they were not fading away the quicker for the thought ? " Let us dig a little nice hole and cover them up warm , " said one little voice . But Chickweed would not hear ...
... gave no sign . They had been gathered in vain ; and who can say that they were not fading away the quicker for the thought ? " Let us dig a little nice hole and cover them up warm , " said one little voice . But Chickweed would not hear ...
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... gave . But if a drowning man catches at a straw , a drowning dog may catch at an iron hoop . First , however , the hoop caught him under the forelegs across his panting chest , and when Chick- weed felt the jerk and the increased weight ...
... gave . But if a drowning man catches at a straw , a drowning dog may catch at an iron hoop . First , however , the hoop caught him under the forelegs across his panting chest , and when Chick- weed felt the jerk and the increased weight ...
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... gave it to him to eat . He devoured it , and when he had finished and was licking his nose and lips , almost to his ears , she rubbed him with a piece of hot flannel so vigor- ously that presently he put up his little head and howled ...
... gave it to him to eat . He devoured it , and when he had finished and was licking his nose and lips , almost to his ears , she rubbed him with a piece of hot flannel so vigor- ously that presently he put up his little head and howled ...
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... gave a sigh of intense satisfaction . Chickweed might , for the moment , forget the dog's existence , but the dog did not forget Chickweed's from that night until the day when he remembered nothing more . Her forebodings were right . It ...
... gave a sigh of intense satisfaction . Chickweed might , for the moment , forget the dog's existence , but the dog did not forget Chickweed's from that night until the day when he remembered nothing more . Her forebodings were right . It ...
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... gave an impatient little spring , that said as plainly as possible- you speak , dear ? What is it that 66 Why can't I speak ? Am I not speaking ? It is you do not understand ! " Whether he really did make himself under- stood by ...
... gave an impatient little spring , that said as plainly as possible- you speak , dear ? What is it that 66 Why can't I speak ? Am I not speaking ? It is you do not understand ! " Whether he really did make himself under- stood by ...
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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 door dress Edition Equerry eyes face fairy Fcap feel four friends G. A. HENTY garden gilt edges GRIFFITH AND FARRAN 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 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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