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... window . The street was quiet save for little Chickweed's cry of " Green- meat , O ! " All was still , faint , and close . The little bird ruffled himself up in a lump , and uttered a sudden and shrill " Tweat ! " His young mistress ...
... window . The street was quiet save for little Chickweed's cry of " Green- meat , O ! " All was still , faint , and close . The little bird ruffled himself up in a lump , and uttered a sudden and shrill " Tweat ! " His young mistress ...
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... windows of the prison were too high for the prisoners to see anything but the sky above them , and it was night when they had taken him there . She shuddered and clutched her bars tighter and tighter . " No , dear , " said she , looking ...
... windows of the prison were too high for the prisoners to see anything but the sky above them , and it was night when they had taken him there . She shuddered and clutched her bars tighter and tighter . " No , dear , " said she , looking ...
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... windows were open , and the silence outside so complete that you could actually hear the crunch , crunch , of two cows ... window . " Evidently ! " thought Mignonette , " they don't live here ! " The passage was crossed in one step , but ...
... windows were open , and the silence outside so complete that you could actually hear the crunch , crunch , of two cows ... window . " Evidently ! " thought Mignonette , " they don't live here ! " The passage was crossed in one step , but ...
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... windows . were wide open , and the green curtains drawn together . There were three little beds all of a row ; one large wash - hand stand with three ewers and basins ; one large chest of drawers ; three sets of pegs and three wooden ...
... windows . were wide open , and the green curtains drawn together . There were three little beds all of a row ; one large wash - hand stand with three ewers and basins ; one large chest of drawers ; three sets of pegs and three wooden ...
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... window ; " there's somebody sitting under the tree in my wicker arm chair , at this very minute , I declare ! " They made a rush towards the wicker chair , but they did not wake Mignonette , whose mouth was still parted in sleep , and ...
... window ; " there's somebody sitting under the tree in my wicker arm chair , at this very minute , I declare ! " They made a rush towards the wicker chair , but they did not wake Mignonette , whose mouth was still parted in sleep , and ...
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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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