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... kind as take care of you while we are away . But I think you are quite capable of all that will be required of you . now ten years old , and you knew how to pack up a trunk when you were only seven . You shall have a pretty little black ...
... kind as take care of you while we are away . But I think you are quite capable of all that will be required of you . now ten years old , and you knew how to pack up a trunk when you were only seven . You shall have a pretty little black ...
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... but observing that her mother did not speak she also remained silent , and followed Mrs. Merton into a large room , in which a man stood behind a kind of counter , receiving money and giving out tickets . When it was Mrs. Merton's turn ,
... but observing that her mother did not speak she also remained silent , and followed Mrs. Merton into a large room , in which a man stood behind a kind of counter , receiving money and giving out tickets . When it was Mrs. Merton's turn ,
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... kind of oblong well , with a pair of strong , water- tight gates at each end ; the lock being just the same depth as the difference between the higher and lower parts of the canal . When a boat comes along the higher part of the canal ...
... kind of oblong well , with a pair of strong , water- tight gates at each end ; the lock being just the same depth as the difference between the higher and lower parts of the canal . When a boat comes along the higher part of the canal ...
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... they are a proof of bad farming . " The old gentleman laughed at this , and asked Agnes if she knew the use of poppies , and that opium was made from them . " Not from that kind , I believe , sir GLIMPSES OF NATURE . 19.
... they are a proof of bad farming . " The old gentleman laughed at this , and asked Agnes if she knew the use of poppies , and that opium was made from them . " Not from that kind , I believe , sir GLIMPSES OF NATURE . 19.
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Jane Loudon. " Not from that kind , I believe , sir , " said Agnes . " It is the white poppy , is it not , mamma , that pro- duces the opium ? " " Yes , " returned Mrs. Merton ; " and it requires a hotter and drier climate than that of ...
Jane Loudon. " Not from that kind , I believe , sir , " said Agnes . " It is the white poppy , is it not , mamma , that pro- duces the opium ? " " Yes , " returned Mrs. Merton ; " and it requires a hotter and drier climate than that of ...
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Agnes's Alum Bay animals appeared arms asked Agnes beach beautiful began Bevan birds Black Gang Chine BLOODY-NOSED BEETLE boat Bonchurch boy bishop breakfast butterfly Byssus called Calshot Castle Carisbrook CARISBROOK CASTLE carriage Castle caterpillar church cliffs coloured cottage creatures cried Agnes curious daughter dear Agnes delighted donkey East Cowes Edition eggs engravings erected FLOWERING RUSH flowers Freshwater gate gulls half-bound heard island Isle of Wight kind Kittiwake lady light-house little girl look mamma Merton and Agnes Merton asked mother Mussels Myrtilus Needles never Newfoundland dog Newport numerous old gentleman oyster papa passed plants poor portmanteau pretty little Price reached remember replied returned river road rocks round salt sea-weed seen Shanklin shell shore smiling snail soon sponge Star-fish stone STORIES supposed tell thing thought tide told turn walked wings wish young
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