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Emma Davenport. M GREEN think about and decide upon . Will you wait for. CAROLINE AND HER MOTHER . - Page 10 . FLORA AND CAROLINE ON THE SANDS - Page 34 .
Emma Davenport. M GREEN think about and decide upon . Will you wait for. CAROLINE AND HER MOTHER . - Page 10 . FLORA AND CAROLINE ON THE SANDS - Page 34 .
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... wading through all the loose sand you see down below . ' ' I do not think the sea so pretty as I expected , mamma , ' said Caroline ; ' I thought it would be blue water covered with little white waves , coming close up 22 FICKLE FLORA .
... wading through all the loose sand you see down below . ' ' I do not think the sea so pretty as I expected , mamma , ' said Caroline ; ' I thought it would be blue water covered with little white waves , coming close up 22 FICKLE FLORA .
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... sand . Can we walk upon that ? I should like to go down close to the edge of the water ! ' Flora laughed . My idea of the sea , Caroline , was not like yours ! I expected to see very deep , dark water , and steep cliffs going sharp down ...
... sand . Can we walk upon that ? I should like to go down close to the edge of the water ! ' Flora laughed . My idea of the sea , Caroline , was not like yours ! I expected to see very deep , dark water , and steep cliffs going sharp down ...
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... sand , and there must stop , and then return to its depths . ' ' Very wonderful , mamma ! Pray let us watch it . to - morrow as it stops and retreats . And now may we cross the bridge and go into the garden ? ' So they went on into a ...
... sand , and there must stop , and then return to its depths . ' ' Very wonderful , mamma ! Pray let us watch it . to - morrow as it stops and retreats . And now may we cross the bridge and go into the garden ? ' So they went on into a ...
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... sand . ' How pleasant it is to walk upon , ' said Flora , ' so smooth and cool . Oh , are you turning back to the town ? Cannot we go on under those cliffs along the bay ? ' ' You know we came out late , we had better not walk further ...
... sand . ' How pleasant it is to walk upon , ' said Flora , ' so smooth and cool . Oh , are you turning back to the town ? Cannot we go on under those cliffs along the bay ? ' ' You know we came out late , we had better not walk further ...
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