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... young , with an aunt who promised to take care of them till their own dear father and mother could return for good . They lived with her , in a beauti- ful little cottage in the midst of a lovely part of Devon- shire , and had grown up ...
... young , with an aunt who promised to take care of them till their own dear father and mother could return for good . They lived with her , in a beauti- ful little cottage in the midst of a lovely part of Devon- shire , and had grown up ...
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... young master's cry of pleased surprise . " Old Pranks has come , Bannock , aren't you glad ? Come along , Dolly ! " He was off . Dolly , picking up the picture - book , and smoothing its leaves , prepared to follow her brother , with a ...
... young master's cry of pleased surprise . " Old Pranks has come , Bannock , aren't you glad ? Come along , Dolly ! " He was off . Dolly , picking up the picture - book , and smoothing its leaves , prepared to follow her brother , with a ...
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... young and foolish , and wanted to see the world , I suppose . ' " " Dolly looked at Harty . But his eyes were fixed wide upon Pranks , whose words he was eagerly taking in . " So when , one day , my father's brother , my uncle that was ...
... young and foolish , and wanted to see the world , I suppose . ' " " Dolly looked at Harty . But his eyes were fixed wide upon Pranks , whose words he was eagerly taking in . " So when , one day , my father's brother , my uncle that was ...
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... young woman who had got hold of an old cocked - hat , an officer's sash , and a pair of epaulettes ; she had rigged herself out in these , and was as proud as any young lady going to a ball in silk and diamonds . But an old cri- noline ...
... young woman who had got hold of an old cocked - hat , an officer's sash , and a pair of epaulettes ; she had rigged herself out in these , and was as proud as any young lady going to a ball in silk and diamonds . But an old cri- noline ...
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... Harold , in one way I did . It was a life of excitement and risk , which , being young and daring , I did not mind at all . Still there were such awful scenes Ay , my Yet , of of misery . Poor 38 HARTY THE WANDERER .
... Harold , in one way I did . It was a life of excitement and risk , which , being young and daring , I did not mind at all . Still there were such awful scenes Ay , my Yet , of of misery . Poor 38 HARTY THE WANDERER .
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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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