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... short time the three girls came up . " What a rosy little thing you are , Milly , " her uncle said ; " where do you get your plump cheeks and your bright colour ? I wish you could give the receipt to Julie and Justine . Why , if you ...
... short time the three girls came up . " What a rosy little thing you are , Milly , " her uncle said ; " where do you get your plump cheeks and your bright colour ? I wish you could give the receipt to Julie and Justine . Why , if you ...
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... short - lived , for on the 5th the boys came up in the afternoon from the town with very serious faces . " What is the matter , Ralph ? " " There is a rumour in the town , papa , that the Swiss papers have published an account of the ...
... short - lived , for on the 5th the boys came up in the afternoon from the town with very serious faces . " What is the matter , Ralph ? " " There is a rumour in the town , papa , that the Swiss papers have published an account of the ...
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... short distance only from Captain Barclay , and a warm friendship had sprung up between them . Upon Captain Barclay telling him why he had come to see him , Cap- tain Tempé expressed his satisfaction at the decision of the young Barclays ...
... short distance only from Captain Barclay , and a warm friendship had sprung up between them . Upon Captain Barclay telling him why he had come to see him , Cap- tain Tempé expressed his satisfaction at the decision of the young Barclays ...
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... short trousers , or , as we call them , knickerbockers , with leather gaiters and lace boots , the shoes of your soldier are altogether a mistake . I will bring you a sketch to- morrow , and you will see that it is neat as well as ...
... short trousers , or , as we call them , knickerbockers , with leather gaiters and lace boots , the shoes of your soldier are altogether a mistake . I will bring you a sketch to- morrow , and you will see that it is neat as well as ...
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... short time it is likely that every one who can carry arms will have to go . I shall miss them sorely , it is a terrible trial ; but other women have to see their sons go out , why should not I ? " " Because there is no occasion for it ...
... short time it is likely that every one who can carry arms will have to go . I shall miss them sorely , it is a terrible trial ; but other women have to see their sons go out , why should not I ? " " Because there is no occasion for it ...
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arms army arrived balloon Besançon Blamont boys Cambriels Captain Barclay cavalry Christine cloth Colonel Tempé coloured command corps despatches distance Doyle duty Edition enemy English Epinal Fcap fell fight fire forest France French G. A. HENTY Gambetta German gilt edges hair half hand HARRISON WEIR head heard honour horses hour hundred yards Illustrations lads laughed legion of honour Lieutenant looked Madame Duburg Major Tempé Maupas Melun miles Milly minutes Mobiles Molsheim Montargis morning Mutzig night o'clock officers once Orleans Paris passed peasant plain Post 8vo prisoners Prussians quarter Ralph and Percy Ribouville rifles road round Salbris Saverne schoolmaster sentries sergeant shot shouted side soldiers staff surgeon Teclier tell thing Tim's tireurs to-morrow told town Trochu troops turned Uhlans village Vosges walked Wasselonne wood wounded young Barclays Zouaves
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