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... going wrong , was very fat , and moved as if it was too much trouble to her to walk across the room ; while Friskarina's coat was of the richest tortoiseshell , and though she was quite plump , and as sleek as satin , yet there was not ...
... going wrong , was very fat , and moved as if it was too much trouble to her to walk across the room ; while Friskarina's coat was of the richest tortoiseshell , and though she was quite plump , and as sleek as satin , yet there was not ...
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... going to take a nap , and that she did not wish to disturb her . 66 Well , I do admire that ! " exclaimed Glum- dalkin ; " we are wonderfully considerate all at once ; now , I think , Miss Friskarina , you have been getting into ...
... going to take a nap , and that she did not wish to disturb her . 66 Well , I do admire that ! " exclaimed Glum- dalkin ; " we are wonderfully considerate all at once ; now , I think , Miss Friskarina , you have been getting into ...
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... going into one of them . They were not in the least like this house that the princess lives in ; I am sure Grandmagnificolowsky , the tall page , could never have stood upright in any one of them — and so black and dismal and dirty they ...
... going into one of them . They were not in the least like this house that the princess lives in ; I am sure Grandmagnificolowsky , the tall page , could never have stood upright in any one of them — and so black and dismal and dirty they ...
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... going up and asking her what was the matter with her- " What ! " interrupted Glumdalkin , rousing her- self up , her eyes flashing fire , and her whiskers standing on end , " do you mean to say , that you a cat descended from such an ...
... going up and asking her what was the matter with her- " What ! " interrupted Glumdalkin , rousing her- self up , her eyes flashing fire , and her whiskers standing on end , " do you mean to say , that you a cat descended from such an ...
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... going out that morning . " Though , indeed , " she added , " I have been seeing some very sad things . " 66 Then , as sure as cream is cream , " exclaimed Glumdalkin , quite fiercely , " you've been talking to that good - for - nothing ...
... going out that morning . " Though , indeed , " she added , " I have been seeing some very sad things . " 66 Then , as sure as cream is cream , " exclaimed Glumdalkin , quite fiercely , " you've been talking to that good - for - nothing ...
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ABSOLON African Wanderers asleep baron beautiful began birds bone breakfast bright buttered crumpets catch Catland Charlemagne cloth cold coloured Contenta cottage countess countess's cat Cousin Glumdalkin cream curled cushion dear dinner dish door drawing-room dreadfully Edition Engravings Ermengarde exclaimed eyes fairy Fcap fire flew floor Four beautiful Friskarina garden gilt edges going grand palace Grandmagnificolowsky HARRISON WEIR hearth History housekeeper hung Illustrations ISAAC TAYLOR jump kitten ladyship lived looked magpie maids of honour milk minutes mistress morning muddy water never nice night old lady palace peeped pheasants plain poor cat poor Tibb pretty princess QUEEN VICTORIA quietly replied round sate satin saucer seemed silver silver pheasants sitting Small 4to snow snug soft strange supper sure tail things thought took trees velvet Viper wall warm wasp window wish Wishie Wishie's wonderful wretched young
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