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... , the roses so beautiful , and all the annual seeds coming up so nicely ! ' ' Well , to be sure we shall miss seeing them , but we shall have all sorts of other things instead . ' ' Yes , new things ! ' returned Caroline ; FICKLE FLORA . 3.
... , the roses so beautiful , and all the annual seeds coming up so nicely ! ' ' Well , to be sure we shall miss seeing them , but we shall have all sorts of other things instead . ' ' Yes , new things ! ' returned Caroline ; FICKLE FLORA . 3.
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... miss them at any rate ! ' ' I do not think I shall much miss my pigeons , ' replied Flora ; ' they are very tame . Do you know the fantails come to my window every morning , and I let them in , and they hop about the room ; but I have ...
... miss them at any rate ! ' ' I do not think I shall much miss my pigeons , ' replied Flora ; ' they are very tame . Do you know the fantails come to my window every morning , and I let them in , and they hop about the room ; but I have ...
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... will do instead of our gardens and our pets . You know we could not be all the morn- ing drying sea - weeds , and really I should miss my lesson hours very much , and I think you would . ' ' No , ' replied Caroline , ' I do 6 FICKLE FLORA .
... will do instead of our gardens and our pets . You know we could not be all the morn- ing drying sea - weeds , and really I should miss my lesson hours very much , and I think you would . ' ' No , ' replied Caroline , ' I do 6 FICKLE FLORA .
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... Miss , ' she replied ; ' the water runs from those two spouts ; you can taste it , if you like . ' On each side of the circular court was a small fountain , or rather running pipe , and on a stone table in the middle were a number of ...
... Miss , ' she replied ; ' the water runs from those two spouts ; you can taste it , if you like . ' On each side of the circular court was a small fountain , or rather running pipe , and on a stone table in the middle were a number of ...
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... Miss Seymours tell me that they go to shops regularly every afternoon , after the masters have gone ; and they go and look at things in four or five different shops before they decide on buying anything ; and really they seem to ...
... Miss Seymours tell me that they go to shops regularly every afternoon , after the masters have gone ; and they go and look at things in four or five different shops before they decide on buying anything ; and really they seem to ...
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