The children's pic-nic and what came of it |
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... - morrow morning the children heard several things . First , that everybody who had been in- vited to the pic - nic had accepted ; secondly , that they were going , the boys on donkeys , and 4 THE CHILDREN'S PIC - NIC .
... - morrow morning the children heard several things . First , that everybody who had been in- vited to the pic - nic had accepted ; secondly , that they were going , the boys on donkeys , and 4 THE CHILDREN'S PIC - NIC .
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... heard this last piece of news ! and although George made rather a fool of himself , his papa and mamma took no notice . The fun of it was that they had scarcely any time to think of it . Breakfast was no sooner over than the people ...
... heard this last piece of news ! and although George made rather a fool of himself , his papa and mamma took no notice . The fun of it was that they had scarcely any time to think of it . Breakfast was no sooner over than the people ...
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... heard Bob say , that something or other would be an awful lark ; ' and then they both giggled , and hid away something they had in their hands . There were seven donkeys brought up to the door for seven boys to ride . I am sure Mr ...
... heard Bob say , that something or other would be an awful lark ; ' and then they both giggled , and hid away something they had in their hands . There were seven donkeys brought up to the door for seven boys to ride . I am sure Mr ...
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... heard them humming and buzzing , and saw their nest in a bush near , he called out Hurrah ! here's a wasps ' nest ! Let's smoke them out . Let's kill them . ' Tom was ready enough . He said , ' We must run back to the cart ; there is a ...
... heard them humming and buzzing , and saw their nest in a bush near , he called out Hurrah ! here's a wasps ' nest ! Let's smoke them out . Let's kill them . ' Tom was ready enough . He said , ' We must run back to the cart ; there is a ...
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... heard footsteps near , and giggling and whisper- ing . Sam did not wish to be found watching the hampers ; so he hid behind a large bush , and looked round the corner of it . He saw Tom and Bob Jackson come near ; it was they who were ...
... heard footsteps near , and giggling and whisper- ing . Sam did not wish to be found watching the hampers ; so he hid behind a large bush , and looked round the corner of it . He saw Tom and Bob Jackson come near ; it was they who were ...
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Adventures afraid Alice amusing answered asked BARBARA HUTTON bird Bob and Tom Bob Jackson Bob's C. H. BENNETT Cheveleigh Wood clever cloth elegant dear dinner Doctor Groves donkey EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS Engravings Fairy Fcap felt Fourth Edition frightened Frontispiece GILBERT gilt edges grandmamma grass hampers HARRISON WEIR Harry Walton Harry's heard hee haw History horse Illus Illustrations by JOHN Imperial 16mo kicked LADY laughed Lawley looked Lawley thought leave little boy little brother little Frank little girls Louisa mamma morocco never papa parrot pic-nic plain Polly poor little Toby Post 8vo Price 6d round Royal 16mo Sam Brown Sarah Brown scream Second Edition shouted Small 4to sorry Squark stopped Stories Super Super-royal 16mo tart teasing tell things THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD Toby's told Tom Jackson tree waggon wasps water-cresses What's o'clock Willie Dale Young
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