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... Gouda , considered by all his acquaintances to be a jolly good fellow . Michael , rather late in life , married a ... Dame Gouda did not , as some women would have done , A BABY LEFT WITH DAME GOUDA . 7 fly into 6 SILLY PETER : A QUEER ...
... Gouda , considered by all his acquaintances to be a jolly good fellow . Michael , rather late in life , married a ... Dame Gouda did not , as some women would have done , A BABY LEFT WITH DAME GOUDA . 7 fly into 6 SILLY PETER : A QUEER ...
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... Dame Gouda hired herself to nurse her and assist her in the shop . When Michael's affairs were finally settled , Lawyer Deedbox brought the widow a sum of money which , he said , was larger than he had expected to save out of the wreck ...
... Dame Gouda hired herself to nurse her and assist her in the shop . When Michael's affairs were finally settled , Lawyer Deedbox brought the widow a sum of money which , he said , was larger than he had expected to save out of the wreck ...
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... Dame Gouda as being rather incon- sistent with the weariness of which she had complained . This made Dame Gouda feel a little uneasy ; and she became more and more uneasy as hour after hour passed away and there was no sign of any one ...
... Dame Gouda as being rather incon- sistent with the weariness of which she had complained . This made Dame Gouda feel a little uneasy ; and she became more and more uneasy as hour after hour passed away and there was no sign of any one ...
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... Dame Gouda might be handsomely rewarded if she took care of the little foundling . Some people thought it a wonder that the gipsy had not stolen the bundle of clothes instead of leaving them . Next door to Dame Gouda's shop lived an old ...
... Dame Gouda might be handsomely rewarded if she took care of the little foundling . Some people thought it a wonder that the gipsy had not stolen the bundle of clothes instead of leaving them . Next door to Dame Gouda's shop lived an old ...
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... Dame Gouda had given up all expectation of any one claiming the boy , and she was so fond of him that it would have distressed her very much to part with him . Sometimes , on a fine evening , Dick would take little George out for a ...
... Dame Gouda had given up all expectation of any one claiming the boy , and she was so fond of him that it would have distressed her very much to part with him . Sometimes , on a fine evening , Dick would take little George out for a ...
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