Corner cottage and its inmates; or, Trust in God, Volume 230Griffith and Farran, 1869 - 216 pages |
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... Frank , don't talk like that . I thought you'd be so pleased , and now you're vexed , or you would never think of sailoring ; ' for directly any thing puts you out , you always go on in that 22 Corner Cottage and its Inmates .
... Frank , don't talk like that . I thought you'd be so pleased , and now you're vexed , or you would never think of sailoring ; ' for directly any thing puts you out , you always go on in that 22 Corner Cottage and its Inmates .
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... talking as fast as his tongue would let him : - " Maggie Maggie ! only think ! -plums - green- gages ! look here ! " and he pulled the girls towards the tree . " I've counted a hundred and four , and there are ever so many on the top ...
... talking as fast as his tongue would let him : - " Maggie Maggie ! only think ! -plums - green- gages ! look here ! " and he pulled the girls towards the tree . " I've counted a hundred and four , and there are ever so many on the top ...
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... talk about ships and sailors , but she had hoped that , away from the town , the fancy might wear off ; and now , here he was again talking of the sea , and of going for a sailor . It made her quite unhappy . But what could she do ? How ...
... talk about ships and sailors , but she had hoped that , away from the town , the fancy might wear off ; and now , here he was again talking of the sea , and of going for a sailor . It made her quite unhappy . But what could she do ? How ...
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... talk about , the time passed imperceptibly , while they walked on side by side . Soon the twittering of the birds , and the dreary cawing of a colony of rooks hard by , warned them of the approach of night . As they reached the tall elm ...
... talk about , the time passed imperceptibly , while they walked on side by side . Soon the twittering of the birds , and the dreary cawing of a colony of rooks hard by , warned them of the approach of night . As they reached the tall elm ...
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... talk , and Margaret told of their fright in the darkness , of the awful screams , of the horrible thoughts which came into their minds , the creeping fear which overpowered them , -- but , seeing a smile on Mary's face , she added ...
... talk , and Margaret told of their fright in the darkness , of the awful screams , of the horrible thoughts which came into their minds , the creeping fear which overpowered them , -- but , seeing a smile on Mary's face , she added ...
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