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... pretty one , and as unlike his nick - name as it could possibly be , but this name of " Punch " had first come to him at two years old , when he was the oddest little chap you could imagine . Several times before then , even , he had ...
... pretty one , and as unlike his nick - name as it could possibly be , but this name of " Punch " had first come to him at two years old , when he was the oddest little chap you could imagine . Several times before then , even , he had ...
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... pretty villa a few miles out of London , where , since his father died , he had given a home to his mother . The boys went to a good day - college not far from their home , and the little girls were in the nursery . Punch meant to be a ...
... pretty villa a few miles out of London , where , since his father died , he had given a home to his mother . The boys went to a good day - college not far from their home , and the little girls were in the nursery . Punch meant to be a ...
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... while , they found their mother seated in her chair , telling their sisters a pretty story . Every Capel loved story- telling , and " story - listening to , " not only the family with whom we now have to do , but Ernest's Aunt Violet . 25.
... while , they found their mother seated in her chair , telling their sisters a pretty story . Every Capel loved story- telling , and " story - listening to , " not only the family with whom we now have to do , but Ernest's Aunt Violet . 25.
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... pretty often to my house , but I shouldn't like mother to live with us as grandmother does . " " Why not , Punch ? " his father asked in astonish- ment . " Well , father , " he replied , " because grandmother lives with us because her ...
... pretty often to my house , but I shouldn't like mother to live with us as grandmother does . " " Why not , Punch ? " his father asked in astonish- ment . " Well , father , " he replied , " because grandmother lives with us because her ...
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... pretty olive- green colour on one side and silver on the other . " Aunt Violet looked pleased : " I am so glad you like them , Ernest , " she said . " I wanted to point them out to you but then thought that I should like you to notice ...
... pretty olive- green colour on one side and silver on the other . " Aunt Violet looked pleased : " I am so glad you like them , Ernest , " she said . " I wanted to point them out to you but then thought that I should like you to notice ...
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African Wanderers ANNE BEALE Aunt Violet BARBARA HUTTON beautiful better Biancheri Bordighera boys bridge brother carriage cloth elegant coloured Illustrations coriandoli dear Ernest and Punch Ernest answered Ernest asked Ernie fancy father favourite Fcap flowers France French frightened G. A. HENTY Garibaldi GELLIE gilt edges girls glad grandmother granny GRIFFITH AND FARRAN hand HARRISON WEIR hills Italian Italy jolly knew LONDON lovely MARRYAT NORRIS Menton Miss Capel Monaco mother never old town olive paper boards PAUL'S CHURCHYARD Picture pretty Prince of Monaco Punch answered Punch asked Punch looked Punch replied Punch then asked Roccabruna San Remo Sasso seemed seen Shillings and Sixpence soon splendid spoke strange table d'hôte tell thing thought Three Shillings tired to-day told train trees Ventimiglia W. H. G. KINGSTON walk wanted watching wish wonder Young
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