Isabel's Difficulties, Or, Light on the Daily PathGriffith & Farran, Brown & Company, 1874 - 256 pages |
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... wish they were at Timbuctoo . ' ' So you may ! but we must ask them nevertheless -and whom else ? come name the guests , ' repeated Mrs Walpole . Come Amy - come William , ' addressing her husband , choose your guests . ' ' The ...
... wish they were at Timbuctoo . ' ' So you may ! but we must ask them nevertheless -and whom else ? come name the guests , ' repeated Mrs Walpole . Come Amy - come William , ' addressing her husband , choose your guests . ' ' The ...
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... wish I were with her ! oh , I wish I were with her ! ' she cried . Grace's tears of sorrow were rarely loud tears . They flowed like grown persons ' , without noise , so that Amy alone was aware of her present emotion . Amy put her arm ...
... wish I were with her ! oh , I wish I were with her ! ' she cried . Grace's tears of sorrow were rarely loud tears . They flowed like grown persons ' , without noise , so that Amy alone was aware of her present emotion . Amy put her arm ...
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... wish I were with her ! oh , I wish I were with her ! ' she cried . Grace's tears of sorrow were rarely loud tears . They flowed like grown persons ' , without noise , so that Amy alone was aware of her present emotion . Amy put her arm ...
... wish I were with her ! oh , I wish I were with her ! ' she cried . Grace's tears of sorrow were rarely loud tears . They flowed like grown persons ' , without noise , so that Amy alone was aware of her present emotion . Amy put her arm ...
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... wish mamma a merry Christmas , children ! ' exclaimed she , ' are you all ready ? can you say it ? ' ' Yes , yes , we all can , nurse has helped us , ' they replied . ' Thank you , nurse , ' said Isabel ; ' that was very kind of you ...
... wish mamma a merry Christmas , children ! ' exclaimed she , ' are you all ready ? can you say it ? ' ' Yes , yes , we all can , nurse has helped us , ' they replied . ' Thank you , nurse , ' said Isabel ; ' that was very kind of you ...
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... wish , by some- thing wanting its help . Now the pining flowers , now the thirsty grass , until it never reached the mill , it was so longing to see go round . ' Sister Isabel ! you'd be just like that , ' exclaimed little Mary ...
... wish , by some- thing wanting its help . Now the pining flowers , now the thirsty grass , until it never reached the mill , it was so longing to see go round . ' Sister Isabel ! you'd be just like that , ' exclaimed little Mary ...
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ADVENTURES asked aunt Walpole Author ayah BARBARA HUTTON began Bertrand Du Guesclin Billy Bob Dacres caught child Christmas Clara cloak cloth elegant Colonel Walpole coloured cried dared dear door dread dress exclaimed fancy father Fcap fear felt fierce G. A. HENTY gilt edges girl guests HARRISON WEIR hear heard Hexley Hotspur hurried Illustrations Imperial 16mo inquired Isabel Kitty knew look Luxton ma'am mamma Master Miss Grace Miss M'Ivor morning morocco mother O'Neill mummers naughty never night nurse Thirswell nursery O'Neill's paused perhaps Pincher pony Post 8vo purse replied returned Roger Second Edition Shillings shrubbery walk silence sister soon speak stairs stood story Super Royal 16mo sure tale Tear'em tell THOMAS HOOD thought to-morrow told tone tower turned uncle voice Walpole Hall Walpole's watching whilst William Luxton woman words young
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