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... short cut through some fields to our country- house . Here Syd and I had an adventure with our plate - basket . After crossing two or three meadows we came to an immense corn - field . The corn was standing high , and we were all ...
... short cut through some fields to our country- house . Here Syd and I had an adventure with our plate - basket . After crossing two or three meadows we came to an immense corn - field . The corn was standing high , and we were all ...
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... short grass so slippery , that if it had not been for some tufts of heath and bracken which we were able to lay hold of as we went down , we could not have kept ourselves from tumbling over one another . It must have been a funny sight ...
... short grass so slippery , that if it had not been for some tufts of heath and bracken which we were able to lay hold of as we went down , we could not have kept ourselves from tumbling over one another . It must have been a funny sight ...
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... short in the middle of her speech , as she caught sight of a strange gentleman , stand- ing on the threshold of the kitchen entrance from the farm - yard . He was a noble gentleman , as might be plainly seen by his countenance and his ...
... short in the middle of her speech , as she caught sight of a strange gentleman , stand- ing on the threshold of the kitchen entrance from the farm - yard . He was a noble gentleman , as might be plainly seen by his countenance and his ...
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... the road , and got into this lane by a short cut , but I fear me they will be here ere long . Have you any place where I might safely hide , in your barn or elsewhere ? I spent last night on the top of 116 SUNNY DAYS ; OR.
... the road , and got into this lane by a short cut , but I fear me they will be here ere long . Have you any place where I might safely hide , in your barn or elsewhere ? I spent last night on the top of 116 SUNNY DAYS ; OR.
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... it to be opened ? ' " There is the short ladder in the cellar , ' said Rose , opening a door on the other side of the kitchen . ' Father , can you lift it out ? ' 666 Yes , child . Hold the lamp here , 118 SUNNY DAYS ; OR.
... it to be opened ? ' " There is the short ladder in the cellar , ' said Rose , opening a door on the other side of the kitchen . ' Father , can you lift it out ? ' 666 Yes , child . Hold the lamp here , 118 SUNNY DAYS ; OR.
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Adventures asked Aunt Gommie Aunt Gommie says Author BARBARA HUTTON basket Bessie Beverley Blanche Brown calf called chignon Children climb cloaks cloth elegant cockchafers coloured cried Syd cupboard darling papa dear delightful dinner Dollabella door Engravings Fairy fancy farm-yard Fcap flowers Fourth Edition frightened Frontispiece GILBERT gilt edges Goat's Tor Gommie's happy HARRISON WEIR heard hedge History HOOD horrid Joan JOHN TIMBS jump kitchen knew LADY laughing Lessons look Lord Falconer lovely Mabel milk moor morning never Newfoundland Dog nurse ourselves papa and mamma Phiz plain Post 8vo Price 6d Rose round Roundheads Royal 16mo scramble screamed Second Edition sewed Small 4to Stories Stowe Super-royal 16mo Syd's tell thing Third Edition THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD thought Tita's Tom HOOD took tree WALTER CRANE waterfall whispered wonder wood Young
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