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... telling papa the other day that the Blue Mountains always reminded you of Aunt Carly , because they were so still and so stony , and that yet the mosquitoes reminded you of her , because they always came to you and left their sting ! I ...
... telling papa the other day that the Blue Mountains always reminded you of Aunt Carly , because they were so still and so stony , and that yet the mosquitoes reminded you of her , because they always came to you and left their sting ! I ...
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... telling us the other day you had the toothache in the ceiling of your mouth ! Mamma dear ! Please ! oh , do tell us the real right words , and make Bee ashamed ! " " Tell her yourself , my little daughter , ” said Mrs Casserly , looking ...
... telling us the other day you had the toothache in the ceiling of your mouth ! Mamma dear ! Please ! oh , do tell us the real right words , and make Bee ashamed ! " " Tell her yourself , my little daughter , ” said Mrs Casserly , looking ...
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... ' to her , and flap our wings , and make her so very , very red - and - yellow angry ! " Of course Mrs Casserly had to tell her little daughters that this was exceedingly naughty of them , and exceedingly wrong 12 GROWING UP .
... ' to her , and flap our wings , and make her so very , very red - and - yellow angry ! " Of course Mrs Casserly had to tell her little daughters that this was exceedingly naughty of them , and exceedingly wrong 12 GROWING UP .
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... tell this pleasant news to Lee and Bee twice over , as may be supposed ; they had run to Negress Nursie , they had even helped her to get them ready ( instead of teasing her all they could , and undoing what she did , as was their usual ...
... tell this pleasant news to Lee and Bee twice over , as may be supposed ; they had run to Negress Nursie , they had even helped her to get them ready ( instead of teasing her all they could , and undoing what she did , as was their usual ...
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... tell me as many things about Christopher Columbus , for instance , who came to Jamaica here , after he had lived ' somewhere else , ' as you put it , and who went to live ' somewhere else ' after that . Do you think you can ...
... tell me as many things about Christopher Columbus , for instance , who came to Jamaica here , after he had lived ' somewhere else , ' as you put it , and who went to live ' somewhere else ' after that . Do you think you can ...
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