Bryan and KatieGriffith and Farran, 1881 - 192 pages |
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... knew , too , as no one else did , that these troublesome twins of hers had a good deal of strength of character , and a wonderfully undoubting faith ; often did she pray that they might never lose it . For with their high spirits , hot ...
... knew , too , as no one else did , that these troublesome twins of hers had a good deal of strength of character , and a wonderfully undoubting faith ; often did she pray that they might never lose it . For with their high spirits , hot ...
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... knew , but their grandfathers and grand- mothers have been on the farm for ever so long , ever since Captain Wilfred Lyle , who was a sailor , brought a pair from Shetland . Now , old Dobbin here , and the Imp ( that's the one Katie is ...
... knew , but their grandfathers and grand- mothers have been on the farm for ever so long , ever since Captain Wilfred Lyle , who was a sailor , brought a pair from Shetland . Now , old Dobbin here , and the Imp ( that's the one Katie is ...
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... knew about what was happening ! You know the river twists and bends , and the dog , when we first saw him , was running along the smooth bit at the edge ; and if he kept to that we knew that we could reach the boys first . " They'll ...
... knew about what was happening ! You know the river twists and bends , and the dog , when we first saw him , was running along the smooth bit at the edge ; and if he kept to that we knew that we could reach the boys first . " They'll ...
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... knew nothing about them . He had been sent to Yeovil on business , and was only coming back from the train when he met the crowd after the dog , which had run off from the cavalry barracks at . ' What did you do ? ' ' Well , go on ...
... knew nothing about them . He had been sent to Yeovil on business , and was only coming back from the train when he met the crowd after the dog , which had run off from the cavalry barracks at . ' What did you do ? ' ' Well , go on ...
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... knew the value of a ' soft answer ' than did gentle Lucy Lyle . ' Indeed , I think we ought to have told you , ' she said ; ' but you see you have been out so much , and when mother was by we couldn't talk of it . The boys have some ...
... knew the value of a ' soft answer ' than did gentle Lucy Lyle . ' Indeed , I think we ought to have told you , ' she said ; ' but you see you have been out so much , and when mother was by we couldn't talk of it . The boys have some ...
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