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... head upon his hands . Now that he had done the mis- chief he felt he would sooner have gone through any pain than have disobeyed his father . He overheard his mamma say , - ' Cannot it be mended , dear ? ' and his father answer , - ' I ...
... head upon his hands . Now that he had done the mis- chief he felt he would sooner have gone through any pain than have disobeyed his father . He overheard his mamma say , - ' Cannot it be mended , dear ? ' and his father answer , - ' I ...
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... would keep his word ; so he said no more , but went to his mother , and put his head in her lap and cried . Indeed I think they both cried together . CHAPTER IV . THE CANDLESTICK . OU may be sure GEOFFRY IS PUNISHED . 2 I.
... would keep his word ; so he said no more , but went to his mother , and put his head in her lap and cried . Indeed I think they both cried together . CHAPTER IV . THE CANDLESTICK . OU may be sure GEOFFRY IS PUNISHED . 2 I.
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... head was full of the tale he had been reading , so he sat down once more by the window to think over the adventures which had so much amused him . As he sat at the window , he heard a little voice calling to him , ' Lisle , I say , look ...
... head was full of the tale he had been reading , so he sat down once more by the window to think over the adventures which had so much amused him . As he sat at the window , he heard a little voice calling to him , ' Lisle , I say , look ...
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... head had fallen upon his shoulder , as if she had gone to sleep . But there was no safety in the nursery for long . Before many minutes the fire broke into that room also ; and Geoffry rushed to the window and threw it open . Then he ...
... head had fallen upon his shoulder , as if she had gone to sleep . But there was no safety in the nursery for long . Before many minutes the fire broke into that room also ; and Geoffry rushed to the window and threw it open . Then he ...
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... head in her lap , and said , ' Oh , Mrs. Calton , if you only knew what a wicked boy I have been , you would not speak so kindly to me . You think I behaved well , when no one could have behaved worse than I have . It is I that set a ...
... head in her lap , and said , ' Oh , Mrs. Calton , if you only knew what a wicked boy I have been , you would not speak so kindly to me . You think I behaved well , when no one could have behaved worse than I have . It is I that set a ...
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Adventures asked Geoffry Author BARBARA HUTTON Bella Bertrand Du Guesclin C. H. BENNETT Calton circus company Clarke cloth elegant Collins coloured cook David Collins dear disobeyed doctor door EMILIA MARRYAT NORRIS face father Fcap fire forget Fourth Edition G. A. HENTY garden Geoffry felt Geoffry Lisle Geoffry looked Geoffry's George gilt edges Girls HARRISON WEIR head heard Henry Watson History Illus Illustrations Imperial 16mo Infant Jack Jack Allen JULES VERNE kitchen knew little Archie little Bell mamma Master Geoff Master Geoffry mind mother Murray never Numbers nurse once papa pigs police poor Post 8vo Price 6d Scowling Boy Second Edition Shillings and Sixpence sleep Small 4to stood Stories Super Royal 16mo sure talking tell things Third Edition THOMAS HOOD thought Three Shillings told voice W. H. G. KINGSTON walked WALTER CRANE words wrong young
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