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... nuts ? " " I do , " — " I do , " sounded at once from the children . Have you got any for us ? " 66 66 66 No , you must get them for yourselves . " What , go nutting ? " almost screamed Agnes . " Yes , go nutting ; I have ordered the ...
... nuts ? " " I do , " — " I do , " sounded at once from the children . Have you got any for us ? " 66 66 66 No , you must get them for yourselves . " What , go nutting ? " almost screamed Agnes . " Yes , go nutting ; I have ordered the ...
Page 85
... nuts . Never did a merrier party set out . They drove rather more than two miles , and left the carriage at the end of a wide green lane , the hedges of which were loaded with blackberries . These were almost as great an attraction as ...
... nuts . Never did a merrier party set out . They drove rather more than two miles , and left the carriage at the end of a wide green lane , the hedges of which were loaded with blackberries . These were almost as great an attraction as ...
Page 86
... nut - wood . Mr. Mitchell carried the largest basket ; he did not gather many nuts , and when Agnes had got some and wished to put them into his basket , which would hold all together , he told her to wait till all the little baskets ...
... nut - wood . Mr. Mitchell carried the largest basket ; he did not gather many nuts , and when Agnes had got some and wished to put them into his basket , which would hold all together , he told her to wait till all the little baskets ...
Page 87
... nuts . Agnes was delighted with some squirrels that she watched leaping from bough to bough , and amused herself with watching them gathering the nuts , and bringing them down to hide in the ground , for that is the plan of these ...
... nuts . Agnes was delighted with some squirrels that she watched leaping from bough to bough , and amused herself with watching them gathering the nuts , and bringing them down to hide in the ground , for that is the plan of these ...
Page 88
... nuts one by one to his snug little house . The day's pleasure must end , and it was time to leave the wood . They gathered as many blackberries as they had room for on their way back , and found the carriage waiting for them at the end ...
... nuts one by one to his snug little house . The day's pleasure must end , and it was time to leave the wood . They gathered as many blackberries as they had room for on their way back , and found the carriage waiting for them at the end ...
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