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... be more attentive to their lessons ; oh , no ! that would have been too insignificant , too commonplace for them ; their plans were on a far higher scale . Sometimes they thought of making a new path through the 72 GREAT AND SMALL .
... be more attentive to their lessons ; oh , no ! that would have been too insignificant , too commonplace for them ; their plans were on a far higher scale . Sometimes they thought of making a new path through the 72 GREAT AND SMALL .
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... lessons ; the writing - master had arrived , and all plans and disappointments had to be put aside for the present . I do not know whether the lesson suffered from the misfortunes of the children ; perhaps so , but the time for great ...
... lessons ; the writing - master had arrived , and all plans and disappointments had to be put aside for the present . I do not know whether the lesson suffered from the misfortunes of the children ; perhaps so , but the time for great ...
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... we have no Mrs. Titi now . ' Elizabeth and Pauline were so earnest in their entreaties , that their mother at last granted their request , on condition that the cat did not prevent them doing their lessons well . 98 GREAT AND SMALL .
... we have no Mrs. Titi now . ' Elizabeth and Pauline were so earnest in their entreaties , that their mother at last granted their request , on condition that the cat did not prevent them doing their lessons well . 98 GREAT AND SMALL .
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Madeleine Laroques. cat did not prevent them doing their lessons well . They were delighted , and carried off their pet to put it into a basket and give it something to eat . All the rest of the day they had no trouble with it ; when it ...
Madeleine Laroques. cat did not prevent them doing their lessons well . They were delighted , and carried off their pet to put it into a basket and give it something to eat . All the rest of the day they had no trouble with it ; when it ...
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... lessons , and then he would stay in the same position for an hour or two . He was nice and warm , and went off to sleep . When the children went out for a walk , they took Farfadet with them , then without his dressing - gown ; he ...
... lessons , and then he would stay in the same position for an hour or two . He was nice and warm , and went off to sleep . When the children went out for a walk , they took Farfadet with them , then without his dressing - gown ; he ...
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