Cat and dog; or, Memoirs of puss and the captain, by the author of The doll and her friends |
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... comfort than for the pleasure of seeing his friends . His troubles had not hurt his appetite , as I plainly perceived , for I peeped into the room several times during dinner to watch him , and listen to his conversation . It was all in ...
... comfort than for the pleasure of seeing his friends . His troubles had not hurt his appetite , as I plainly perceived , for I peeped into the room several times during dinner to watch him , and listen to his conversation . It was all in ...
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... comfort to me , and when the first bird was descried , I made a capital set at it . Craven took back his gun ; but while he was looking in the wrong pocket for the right shot , John brought down the partridge . " A fine bird , " said ...
... comfort to me , and when the first bird was descried , I made a capital set at it . Craven took back his gun ; but while he was looking in the wrong pocket for the right shot , John brought down the partridge . " A fine bird , " said ...
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... comfort in life was mine . Indeed , I think a real grievance would have been rather pleasant to me . I should have liked an injustice . I was determined to sulk , and should have been glad to have something to sulk at . But no ; people ...
... comfort in life was mine . Indeed , I think a real grievance would have been rather pleasant to me . I should have liked an injustice . I was determined to sulk , and should have been glad to have something to sulk at . But no ; people ...
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... comfort me . The gardener said I was " off my feed , " and his wife feared I should mope to death . All day I wandered about looking for Lily , and at night retired to my kennel , under the sad impression that she was farther off than ...
... comfort me . The gardener said I was " off my feed , " and his wife feared I should mope to death . All day I wandered about looking for Lily , and at night retired to my kennel , under the sad impression that she was farther off than ...
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... comfort and delight of each other's lives . One day while we were basking in the sunshine , with our eyes half shut , and Pussy purring pleasantly , I heard the sound of wheels at a distance . Supposing it to be the baker's cart , I ...
... comfort and delight of each other's lives . One day while we were basking in the sunshine , with our eyes half shut , and Pussy purring pleasantly , I heard the sound of wheels at a distance . Supposing it to be the baker's cart , I ...
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