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... mother in a small farm - house , about a mile from the old town of Laneton . There was a beautiful green field before the house , with a path right across it from our front door to the gate at the other side , which led into the ...
... mother in a small farm - house , about a mile from the old town of Laneton . There was a beautiful green field before the house , with a path right across it from our front door to the gate at the other side , which led into the ...
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... mother was almost always busy in the kitchen washing and cooking , and couldn't have children about ; and as the parlour was kept very tidy , and the door never opened except for company , it came to pass that , as the field was safe ...
... mother was almost always busy in the kitchen washing and cooking , and couldn't have children about ; and as the parlour was kept very tidy , and the door never opened except for company , it came to pass that , as the field was safe ...
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... mother , and bring a real baby , wrapped up in a shawl , in her arms ; and then I was allowed to have a peep at it , and it felt so soft and warm when I kissed it , and would perhaps pucker up its little face and begin to cry . And at ...
... mother , and bring a real baby , wrapped up in a shawl , in her arms ; and then I was allowed to have a peep at it , and it felt so soft and warm when I kissed it , and would perhaps pucker up its little face and begin to cry . And at ...
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... mother began early to teach me my letters and spelling , and to work a sampler . I very seldom see samplers now ; but when I was young , all the little girls used to work them , that they might know how to mark clothes neatly . They ...
... mother began early to teach me my letters and spelling , and to work a sampler . I very seldom see samplers now ; but when I was young , all the little girls used to work them , that they might know how to mark clothes neatly . They ...
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... mother said she thought I should do better at school . There was no school then nearer to our house than the one at Laneton , which was more than a mile off ; and though it was a straight road , mother did not like me to walk all the ...
... mother said she thought I should do better at school . There was no school then nearer to our house than the one at Laneton , which was more than a mile off ; and though it was a straight road , mother did not like me to walk all the ...
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