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... wonder why I am to be plagued with other people's children ? Because I have been too wise to have any of my own , I suppose ! Well , Frank is my nephew , and blood is thicker than water , they say -- and for once , and for a wonder ...
... wonder why I am to be plagued with other people's children ? Because I have been too wise to have any of my own , I suppose ! Well , Frank is my nephew , and blood is thicker than water , they say -- and for once , and for a wonder ...
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... wonder what he says of the boy ? At present I know nothing whatever about him , except that he looks saucy enough for a midshipman , and laughs all day like a hyena ! " Gymnasium House , Hollingsley , September 29th , 1805 . 66 6 " SIR ...
... wonder what he says of the boy ? At present I know nothing whatever about him , except that he looks saucy enough for a midshipman , and laughs all day like a hyena ! " Gymnasium House , Hollingsley , September 29th , 1805 . 66 6 " SIR ...
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... wonder after this , sir ' " There , that will do , " once more exclaimed the skipper , throwing aside the letter with a chuckle of amusement . " I must say I don't wonder at the doctor's refusing to keep him any more after that ! Well ...
... wonder after this , sir ' " There , that will do , " once more exclaimed the skipper , throwing aside the letter with a chuckle of amusement . " I must say I don't wonder at the doctor's refusing to keep him any more after that ! Well ...
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... wonder , quite silent . Mr. Lavie cast a look seaward , and saw at once the explanation of their unusual demeanour . The ship had been making good way for the last hour or two , and was now near enough to the Canaries to allow the Peak ...
... wonder , quite silent . Mr. Lavie cast a look seaward , and saw at once the explanation of their unusual demeanour . The ship had been making good way for the last hour or two , and was now near enough to the Canaries to allow the Peak ...
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... wonder why they call these islands Verdes ? " ob- served Gilbert , as the vessel ran along the coast of one of the largest of the group , which was low and sandy and apparently barren ; " there doesn't seem to be much green about them ...
... wonder why they call these islands Verdes ? " ob- served Gilbert , as the vessel ran along the coast of one of the largest of the group , which was low and sandy and apparently barren ; " there doesn't seem to be much green about them ...
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Hair-Breadth Escapes: The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa H. C. Adams No preview available - 2022 |
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