Cat and dog; or, Memoirs of puss and the captain, by the author of The doll and her friends |
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Page 12
... seemed to be more for the sake of his own 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 ...
... seemed to be more for the sake of his own 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 ...
Page 16
... seemed in- tent upon making her admire his numerous contriv- ances . Lily said he had plenty of tools , and that he would be very clever if he did work to match , but that in her opinion such variety was rather puzzling . 66 " Of course ...
... seemed in- tent upon making her admire his numerous contriv- ances . Lily said he had plenty of tools , and that he would be very clever if he did work to match , but that in her opinion such variety was rather puzzling . 66 " Of course ...
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... seemed to enjoy themselves as much as any body . They returned home before dark , and all the respect- able persons who had passed our gate in the morning repassed it at an early hour in the evening , looking as if they had spent a ...
... seemed to enjoy themselves as much as any body . They returned home before dark , and all the respect- able persons who had passed our gate in the morning repassed it at an early hour in the evening , looking as if they had spent a ...
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... seemed asleep . Still I watched with unabated vigilance , deep into the night . At last I thought I heard outside the wall a very cautious footstep , accompanied by an almost inaudible whisper . I pricked up my ears ; the footstep came ...
... seemed asleep . Still I watched with unabated vigilance , deep into the night . At last I thought I heard outside the wall a very cautious footstep , accompanied by an almost inaudible whisper . I pricked up my ears ; the footstep came ...
Page 33
... seemed in confusion . Every body was doing some- thing different from usual . Furniture and trunks were carried up and down stairs . My master's study was full of great chests ; and he and Lily , instead of reading the books , spent all ...
... seemed in confusion . Every body was doing some- thing different from usual . Furniture and trunks were carried up and down stairs . My master's study was full of great chests ; and he and Lily , instead of reading the books , spent all ...
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