African Pets: Or, Chats about Our Animal Friends in Natal : with a Sketch of Kaffir Life |
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... door he could scarcely have escaped without some one seeing him . So there was nothing for it but to continue our search out of doors , where we felt sure he must be ; though it seemed almost a hopeless task , for ours was a large place ...
... door he could scarcely have escaped without some one seeing him . So there was nothing for it but to continue our search out of doors , where we felt sure he must be ; though it seemed almost a hopeless task , for ours was a large place ...
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... door or window , driven home no doubt by the rain , which was coming down heavily . Sly little fellow ! he stayed away , enjoying himself , I daresay to his heart's content , in catching spiders and all sorts of good things , as long as ...
... door or window , driven home no doubt by the rain , which was coming down heavily . Sly little fellow ! he stayed away , enjoying himself , I daresay to his heart's content , in catching spiders and all sorts of good things , as long as ...
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... door ; and it was delightful to see his joy at having some liberty again . He had had a dismal time of it since his imprisonment . I placed the house on the top of a high chest of drawers , and quite within reach there were a lot of ...
... door ; and it was delightful to see his joy at having some liberty again . He had had a dismal time of it since his imprisonment . I placed the house on the top of a high chest of drawers , and quite within reach there were a lot of ...
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... doors , under the delicious orange trees , that is to say , all excepting our little boy of four years old , whom we had ... door banged open , and saw the coolie cook , the only servant in the house , rush out of the kitchen , and run ...
... doors , under the delicious orange trees , that is to say , all excepting our little boy of four years old , whom we had ... door banged open , and saw the coolie cook , the only servant in the house , rush out of the kitchen , and run ...
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... door , and there , in a smart gilt cage , was a bright yellow canary , singing away at the top of his voice , and looking for all the world exactly like our Ket . And no other than our Ket it proved to be , though I could not believe my ...
... door , and there , in a smart gilt cage , was a bright yellow canary , singing away at the top of his voice , and looking for all the world exactly like our Ket . And no other than our Ket it proved to be , though I could not believe my ...
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