Wallace: A Franconia StoryA young girl and her brother spend the summer holidays in upstate New York with their aunt and cousins. |
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... called induc- tion . On the other hand , if the father , instead of feed- ing the bird , goes eagerly for a gun , in order that he may shoot it , the boy will sympathize in that desire , and growing up under such an influence , there ...
... called induc- tion . On the other hand , if the father , instead of feed- ing the bird , goes eagerly for a gun , in order that he may shoot it , the boy will sympathize in that desire , and growing up under such an influence , there ...
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... called Phonny , Mrs. Henry's son ; nine years old . MALLEVILLE , Wallace's sister ; seven years old ; spending the summer at her aunt's . ANTONIO BIANCHINETTE , a French Canadian boy , living at Mrs. Henry's . CAROLINE , a young lady ...
... called Phonny , Mrs. Henry's son ; nine years old . MALLEVILLE , Wallace's sister ; seven years old ; spending the summer at her aunt's . ANTONIO BIANCHINETTE , a French Canadian boy , living at Mrs. Henry's . CAROLINE , a young lady ...
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... called him - a French boy from Canada that lived at his mother's - much better than that of Wallace . Beechnut was always full of frolicking and drollery , and both Phonny and Malleville liked to be with him very much indeed . But then ...
... called him - a French boy from Canada that lived at his mother's - much better than that of Wallace . Beechnut was always full of frolicking and drollery , and both Phonny and Malleville liked to be with him very much indeed . But then ...
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... called him , or Beechnut , as Phonny called him , was a remarkable boy , she kept him at the house until Mr. Henry returned . Mr. Henry engaged him to stay with him and work about the house and in the family for wages . All this time ...
... called him , or Beechnut , as Phonny called him , was a remarkable boy , she kept him at the house until Mr. Henry returned . Mr. Henry engaged him to stay with him and work about the house and in the family for wages . All this time ...
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... called Antony , and some of the vil- lage boys shortened this sometimes to Tony , - so that he had a great variety of appellations . He was , however , very good - natured , and he did not care what they called him . Antonio had a great ...
... called Antony , and some of the vil- lage boys shortened this sometimes to Tony , - so that he had a great variety of appellations . He was , however , very good - natured , and he did not care what they called him . Antonio had a great ...
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accident afraid Antoine asked Phonny Augusta balcony basket beautiful Beech began Bell's blueberries boat bonnet boys bridge Bunnianne called Caroline Caroline's carpet-bag carry court-martial crew door drawing encampment fastened father ferryman fire flageolet forbidden flowers Franconia garden gave Gibraltar girls give Golf Grand excursion Grey gunwale half Calf Henry's inkstand invitation Julius Cæsar lamp closet looked Malleville's Mary Bell mother Muslin oakum oars oarsmen pails paper Parker party path Phon Phonny and Malleville Phonny's picture pleasant pond precipice pretty proposed queen ready replied Beechnut replied Wallace rest rocks sail Sarah saying seats shore side sing sitting song stone stopped story sugar summer-house tall fir tell tent thing thought tion tired told took trees trunk turned village walk Wallace's window wish write yard
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