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... and yet mysteriously dropped some silver dol- lars into her cash box , and even Milly had laid aside an unwonted sum , for her father had called at the school and contrary to his usual custom 42 WITCH WINNIE'S MYSTERY .
... and yet mysteriously dropped some silver dol- lars into her cash box , and even Milly had laid aside an unwonted sum , for her father had called at the school and contrary to his usual custom 42 WITCH WINNIE'S MYSTERY .
Page 79
... silver bonbonnière containing candied violets , programmes of symphony re- hearsals , caramels caramels and embroidery silks gummed together , a handsome book of etch- ings converted into a herbarium or pressing book for botany L. MUDGE ...
... silver bonbonnière containing candied violets , programmes of symphony re- hearsals , caramels caramels and embroidery silks gummed together , a handsome book of etch- ings converted into a herbarium or pressing book for botany L. MUDGE ...
Page 103
... Silver , much favored by Milly's family , a caller at their cottage at Narragansett Pier , whom Adelaide had met while visiting Milly the previous summer . He was principally remarkable for owning a coach and four - in - hand , and as ...
... Silver , much favored by Milly's family , a caller at their cottage at Narragansett Pier , whom Adelaide had met while visiting Milly the previous summer . He was principally remarkable for owning a coach and four - in - hand , and as ...
Page 106
... silver - backed hand - glasses . Winnie carried a pretty toilet mirror with three fold- ing leaves . I had a work box with looking - glass inside the lid , and Cynthia had unscrewed the large mirror from her bureau . We were all ...
... silver - backed hand - glasses . Winnie carried a pretty toilet mirror with three fold- ing leaves . I had a work box with looking - glass inside the lid , and Cynthia had unscrewed the large mirror from her bureau . We were all ...
Page 163
... silver needles , or craw - fish burrowing in the banks , or water beetles skimming the surface like oarsmen rowing their light wherries . There was no life to be seen any- where . The very stones had a strange , unnatural look ; they ...
... silver needles , or craw - fish burrowing in the banks , or water beetles skimming the surface like oarsmen rowing their light wherries . There was no life to be seen any- where . The very stones had a strange , unnatural look ; they ...
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