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... mind it . They were brown and sun - burnt , as if they had been all their lives accus- tomed to it ; and they must have enjoyed it , for some were dancing merrily to the sound of music , played by two lads , who piped away . You could ...
... mind it . They were brown and sun - burnt , as if they had been all their lives accus- tomed to it ; and they must have enjoyed it , for some were dancing merrily to the sound of music , played by two lads , who piped away . You could ...
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... mind some being spoiled . " " And fancy , when aunty bought those for us , when we were ill , she had to pay a good deal , I know , " said Dolly . " Yes , because they come from such a long way off . Mustn't it be nice , though , to ...
... mind some being spoiled . " " And fancy , when aunty bought those for us , when we were ill , she had to pay a good deal , I know , " said Dolly . " Yes , because they come from such a long way off . Mustn't it be nice , though , to ...
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... mind . At any rate , these are the first stepping - stones to all the rest . " I was fond of reading ; all my own spare money was laid out in such books as I could get at the market town , where I went for my mother once a week . I ...
... mind . At any rate , these are the first stepping - stones to all the rest . " I was fond of reading ; all my own spare money was laid out in such books as I could get at the market town , where I went for my mother once a week . I ...
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... mind . " He is longing to be a sailor ! ' said my mother , with a sigh , poor soul . " The best thing , too , ' said my uncle , slapping me on the back . He has the making of a good one in him , or I am mistaken . Say the word , my boy ...
... mind . " He is longing to be a sailor ! ' said my mother , with a sigh , poor soul . " The best thing , too , ' said my uncle , slapping me on the back . He has the making of a good one in him , or I am mistaken . Say the word , my boy ...
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... mind to take her to a new home , away from the sea - coast , and set her up in comfort , in a little shop may be ; and if she wished it so much , I would stay ashore with her . I had made it all out in own mind . Ah ! well - I was so ...
... mind to take her to a new home , away from the sea - coast , and set her up in comfort , in a little shop may be ; and if she wished it so much , I would stay ashore with her . I had made it all out in own mind . Ah ! well - I was so ...
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adventure Annie asked Dolly Aunt Charlotte aunt's aunty Bannock BARBARA HUTTON began blue boat Bobby Fisher boy's brave brother Caprice Captain Crowe child coloured cottage cricket dear Harty deck Dolly's dreadful Edition eyes face Fairbairn father Fcap feet followed Freddy G. A. HENTY gilt edges glad hand HARRISON WEIR Harty's Hawkins head heard heart Illustrations Jessie knew lady Larcom laughed little girl looked ma'am Master Harty mate McCurry Mike Brady mind Miriam Miss Miss Dolly morning morocco mother musical box never night passengers pedlar Peter Pranks poor fellow poor Harty replied returned rience round sail sailors savages seemed Shillings ship shook sick sight Smithson soon stood Stories strange tell tent terrible things THOMAS HOOD thought told took trees turned vessel voice wind Winwood woman wonder wood young
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