African Pets: Or, Chats about Our Animal Friends in Natal : with a Sketch of Kaffir Life |
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... keep it away from him , holding it high in the air , and hiding it under the bed - clothes . But the Eefit always found it out , and insisted on having what he considered his proper share ; which was nothing but greedi- ness , for he ...
... keep it away from him , holding it high in the air , and hiding it under the bed - clothes . But the Eefit always found it out , and insisted on having what he considered his proper share ; which was nothing but greedi- ness , for he ...
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... keep him if possible , not only because I loved the dear little creature , but also that I knew he would be really a curiosity at home , if I could only manage to bring him to England . So I sewed his collar on , and poor Eefit was made ...
... keep him if possible , not only because I loved the dear little creature , but also that I knew he would be really a curiosity at home , if I could only manage to bring him to England . So I sewed his collar on , and poor Eefit was made ...
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... keep a sharp look - out on them . For some time Harry and Nellie amused them- selves in playing about on the piece of veldt where they were allowed to go . At last a splen- did butterfly , which pitched on a flower close to them ...
... keep a sharp look - out on them . For some time Harry and Nellie amused them- selves in playing about on the piece of veldt where they were allowed to go . At last a splen- did butterfly , which pitched on a flower close to them ...
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... keeping his eyes on the two dreadful creatures in front of them , his sister imitating his movements . Once , perhaps from hurrying too much in her fright , Nellie stumbled , and to their horror they But saw one of the tigers move a ...
... keeping his eyes on the two dreadful creatures in front of them , his sister imitating his movements . Once , perhaps from hurrying too much in her fright , Nellie stumbled , and to their horror they But saw one of the tigers move a ...
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... keep up with the other horses . There was not the least use in trying to hold him back . He would have his own way , and would take jumps , and scramble up and down dreadful - looking places , that wiser and steadier horses were afraid ...
... keep up with the other horses . There was not the least use in trying to hold him back . He would have his own way , and would take jumps , and scramble up and down dreadful - looking places , that wiser and steadier horses were afraid ...
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