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... uncle and aunt . Little Violet had always led- rather a lonely life , which perhaps accounted for a habit of solitary dreaming which her cousin could by no means understand . All her life had been spent in London ; the first six years ...
... uncle and aunt . Little Violet had always led- rather a lonely life , which perhaps accounted for a habit of solitary dreaming which her cousin could by no means understand . All her life had been spent in London ; the first six years ...
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... uncle Ronald were come , and Violet must hide the book directly , because they were coming out with Eda into the garden ; and here ensued a rush and a scramble , and Violet had no more time for dreaming that afternoon . Early next ...
... uncle Ronald were come , and Violet must hide the book directly , because they were coming out with Eda into the garden ; and here ensued a rush and a scramble , and Violet had no more time for dreaming that afternoon . Early next ...
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... uncle Ronald offered him- self as witch , replying with a calm ' Never mind ' to the instant and noisy reminders that he was a man . Then aunt Rosie , with all the rest of the party acting as her children , was moved off some distance ...
... uncle Ronald offered him- self as witch , replying with a calm ' Never mind ' to the instant and noisy reminders that he was a man . Then aunt Rosie , with all the rest of the party acting as her children , was moved off some distance ...
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... uncle Ronald could not fail , and little Minnie Leslie , shrieking with laughter , was carried to the witch's home . Then he carried her about the lawn , proclaiming that she was going to be put to death in some manner equally dreadful ...
... uncle Ronald could not fail , and little Minnie Leslie , shrieking with laughter , was carried to the witch's home . Then he carried her about the lawn , proclaiming that she was going to be put to death in some manner equally dreadful ...
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... uncle Ronald looked round . Then there was a change ; uncle Ronald became the eldest child of Theodore , and aunt Rosie took the place of witch , in which way the game went on till they were called to tea . After tea there was to be a ...
... uncle Ronald looked round . Then there was a change ; uncle Ronald became the eldest child of Theodore , and aunt Rosie took the place of witch , in which way the game went on till they were called to tea . After tea there was to be a ...
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ADVENTURES arms asked Auld Lang Syne aunt Rosie Author BARBARA HUTTON beautiful Biddy Birdie birthday breakfast called Charlie child Clavell cloth elegant cobwebs coloured plates cried dark dress exclaimed Fairy fancy Fcap flowers Fourth Edition Frank G. A. HENTY garden gilt edges gossamer hair hands HARRISON WEIR heard Helmore History holidays Illustrated by HARRISON Katie laugh Levi long trailer look mamma Margie Marsh Miss Law morocco mother never night Numbers once plain poor poor Violet Post 8vo pretty price 6d Queen Elizabeth's Hospital Rhymes Rose round scarcely Second Edition Shillings Shillings and Sixpence shout Spurn Point storm story Strahan Super Royal 16mo Tale tell Theodore thing Third Edition THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD thought told Tony uncle Ronald Violet voice W. H. G. KINGSTON walk waves wonder wood Words young
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