Talent in tatters; or, Some vicissitudes in the life of an English boy, by Hope WraytheGriffith & Farran, 1878 - 256 pages |
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... COME , . ' WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY LIKENESS ! ' . TIM'S LITTLE LADY , ' HE JUST GLANCED ROUND , ' OH ! MRS . BARNES , ' HE CRIES , WHO IS IT ? ' PAGE Frontispiece . 28 56 98 131 153 178 228 TALENT IN TATTERS . CHAPTER I. ' WANTING . ' TIM ...
... COME , . ' WHAT AN EXTRAORDINARY LIKENESS ! ' . TIM'S LITTLE LADY , ' HE JUST GLANCED ROUND , ' OH ! MRS . BARNES , ' HE CRIES , WHO IS IT ? ' PAGE Frontispiece . 28 56 98 131 153 178 228 TALENT IN TATTERS . CHAPTER I. ' WANTING . ' TIM ...
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... little girl , and she isn't hungry , nor cold , and she is going home . Tim is close to the gate , so there he waits . Yes , here she comes ; so bright , so happy , so merry ! and Tim smiles as he looks at 10 TALENT IN TATTERS .
... little girl , and she isn't hungry , nor cold , and she is going home . Tim is close to the gate , so there he waits . Yes , here she comes ; so bright , so happy , so merry ! and Tim smiles as he looks at 10 TALENT IN TATTERS .
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... comes out , he steps forward a little , in order to see her better . The pony starts , and capers . ' Hullo , Nellie ! ' says a gentleman , who is standing on the other side of the arch opposite Tim , and who has , like him , been ...
... comes out , he steps forward a little , in order to see her better . The pony starts , and capers . ' Hullo , Nellie ! ' says a gentleman , who is standing on the other side of the arch opposite Tim , and who has , like him , been ...
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... Come now , just move on , please , ' says the gruff voice of a policeman . ' Can't have you hanging about here . ' Tim starts , wakes up from his dream , and moves on in the opposite direction . On , on , over the pavement , through the ...
... Come now , just move on , please , ' says the gruff voice of a policeman . ' Can't have you hanging about here . ' Tim starts , wakes up from his dream , and moves on in the opposite direction . On , on , over the pavement , through the ...
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... come by the silver , Tim ? ' ' Oh , mother , it was a tall gentleman that gave it to me . He comes up , and begins talking to a little girl - oh my , mother , such a little lady ! and she was riding on a little brown pony . Well , the ...
... come by the silver , Tim ? ' ' Oh , mother , it was a tall gentleman that gave it to me . He comes up , and begins talking to a little girl - oh my , mother , such a little lady ! and she was riding on a little brown pony . Well , the ...
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