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Page 113
... tried to cure Milly of her heedless chattering ; for Mrs. Sandford , the vicar's wife , and Dame Evans , the village schoolmistress , had striven to do the I same as far as lay in their power , while The Fruit of Idle Words . 113.
... tried to cure Milly of her heedless chattering ; for Mrs. Sandford , the vicar's wife , and Dame Evans , the village schoolmistress , had striven to do the I same as far as lay in their power , while The Fruit of Idle Words . 113.
Page 116
... Evans , the schoolmistress , would say ; " but your eyes would be better employed in prying into birds ' nests , or hunting for violets , than in watching other folks ' business ; and if I were you , when my tongue felt restless , and ...
... Evans , the schoolmistress , would say ; " but your eyes would be better employed in prying into birds ' nests , or hunting for violets , than in watching other folks ' business ; and if I were you , when my tongue felt restless , and ...
Page 117
... Evans , the daughter of the new schoolmaster and mistress of the school . A gentle , fair - haired little maid was Silvy , with a pretty , timid , childish face , a very low , lisping voice , and as quiet a manner as if she were twenty ...
... Evans , the daughter of the new schoolmaster and mistress of the school . A gentle , fair - haired little maid was Silvy , with a pretty , timid , childish face , a very low , lisping voice , and as quiet a manner as if she were twenty ...
Page 119
... Evans , taking her eagerly , almost greedily into her arms , as if she feared her child would be snatched from her ; " she's cried out in the night of the creeping waves ! ' tis cruel to call it back to her ; and oh , how I wish I could ...
... Evans , taking her eagerly , almost greedily into her arms , as if she feared her child would be snatched from her ; " she's cried out in the night of the creeping waves ! ' tis cruel to call it back to her ; and oh , how I wish I could ...
Page 121
... Evans ( Silvy's father ) , or appoint a new one of his own selection . Little Silvy had heard her father and mother in anxious discussion on the subject , and hoped earnestly herself that they might stay in pretty Walton ; her hope ...
... Evans ( Silvy's father ) , or appoint a new one of his own selection . Little Silvy had heard her father and mother in anxious discussion on the subject , and hoped earnestly herself that they might stay in pretty Walton ; her hope ...
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