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... talking to Nanny of my little girl at school , and she said , ' Well , Polly , as she is your little girl , I hope you try ... talk to her , and found that she had never been taught to say her prayers . Then I began to say ' Gentle Jesus ...
... talking to Nanny of my little girl at school , and she said , ' Well , Polly , as she is your little girl , I hope you try ... talk to her , and found that she had never been taught to say her prayers . Then I began to say ' Gentle Jesus ...
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... talking to mother in the kitchen , and , when I had made my curtsey , she said , ' We have been talking about you , Polly ; and now Reuben and Patrick are gone to school , and old enough to do without you , I have come to ask mother if ...
... talking to mother in the kitchen , and , when I had made my curtsey , she said , ' We have been talking about you , Polly ; and now Reuben and Patrick are gone to school , and old enough to do without you , I have come to ask mother if ...
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... talking a long time together , and I knew it was about me they talked ; and next day mother told me it was settled ... talk about the new clothes I must have , and the new box to put them in , and told me that Miss Jemima had promised ...
... talking a long time together , and I knew it was about me they talked ; and next day mother told me it was settled ... talk about the new clothes I must have , and the new box to put them in , and told me that Miss Jemima had promised ...
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... talking together that had awoke me . As , however , they seemed so shy of me , I thought I had better not speak to them till nurse came in ; so I shut my eyes and laid my head down on the pillow again . In a few minutes I heard a voice ...
... talking together that had awoke me . As , however , they seemed so shy of me , I thought I had better not speak to them till nurse came in ; so I shut my eyes and laid my head down on the pillow again . In a few minutes I heard a voice ...
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... talking , for as she came in she said , ' Hightum ! titum ! if there is any talking here , I know what I shall do . ' And at this both heads sank down under the clothes , and there was great quiet in the room . And then I got out of bed ...
... talking , for as she came in she said , ' Hightum ! titum ! if there is any talking here , I know what I shall do . ' And at this both heads sank down under the clothes , and there was great quiet in the room . And then I got out of bed ...
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