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... duty before pleasure . It was a relief to him when twelve o'clock struck , and he could run home , but when he got to the garden gate he saw his mother sitting down there , on an overturned basket , looking flushed and worried . " Oh ...
... duty before pleasure . It was a relief to him when twelve o'clock struck , and he could run home , but when he got to the garden gate he saw his mother sitting down there , on an overturned basket , looking flushed and worried . " Oh ...
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... duty to be . at once . " Robert ! " he called out in his sternest voice . Robert dared not disobey the call , and so came " The next time you forget , after promis- ing faithfully to do a simple thing , I shall thrash you , because it ...
... duty to be . at once . " Robert ! " he called out in his sternest voice . Robert dared not disobey the call , and so came " The next time you forget , after promis- ing faithfully to do a simple thing , I shall thrash you , because it ...
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... duty before play or pleasure . This last act of carelessness of his - for careless- ness it was rather than forgetfulness - cost him so many hours of regret , that for weeks to come , when his father or mother asked him to ' do any ...
... duty before play or pleasure . This last act of carelessness of his - for careless- ness it was rather than forgetfulness - cost him so many hours of regret , that for weeks to come , when his father or mother asked him to ' do any ...
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... duty at Lington during Mr. Breeley's absence . In consequence of this , the inmates of the Parsonage were busy packing up , and making arrangements , both for the reception of the new- comer and for their own departure . Thus it ...
... duty at Lington during Mr. Breeley's absence . In consequence of this , the inmates of the Parsonage were busy packing up , and making arrangements , both for the reception of the new- comer and for their own departure . Thus it ...
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... duty required was so easy , and would take up but a moment or two ; so that the father could not imagine that his son would neglect to keep the promise he had just made . And Robert watched his father disappear from the garden gate ...
... duty required was so easy , and would take up but a moment or two ; so that the father could not imagine that his son would neglect to keep the promise he had just made . And Robert watched his father disappear from the garden gate ...
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