African Pets: Or, Chats about Our Animal Friends in Natal : with a Sketch of Kaffir Life |
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... nearly so big as a good - sized rat , —I am sorry to say our Eefit was a dreadful little bully . Our youngest child was about two years old when first he came to live with us ; and this baby , who slept in a cot in our room , was ...
... nearly so big as a good - sized rat , —I am sorry to say our Eefit was a dreadful little bully . Our youngest child was about two years old when first he came to live with us ; and this baby , who slept in a cot in our room , was ...
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... nearly two years , when it became necessary for us to return to England , and of course Eefy was to go too . The difficulty was how to take him . But a friend kindly came to our help , and offered to make him . a house . And a beautiful ...
... nearly two years , when it became necessary for us to return to England , and of course Eefy was to go too . The difficulty was how to take him . But a friend kindly came to our help , and offered to make him . a house . And a beautiful ...
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... nearly always fatal . He is just the colour of dead leaves , amongst which he likes to curl himself up , and such a lazy , sleepy creature that he never takes the trouble to move politely out of any one's way , and nothing would be ...
... nearly always fatal . He is just the colour of dead leaves , amongst which he likes to curl himself up , and such a lazy , sleepy creature that he never takes the trouble to move politely out of any one's way , and nothing would be ...
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... nearly escaped by the window , but just when he was half out Louis pulled him back again by his tail . At last , with one clever spring , the cat pinned the snake to the ground by his head ; he could do cat . nothing but twist and twirl ...
... nearly escaped by the window , but just when he was half out Louis pulled him back again by his tail . At last , with one clever spring , the cat pinned the snake to the ground by his head ; he could do cat . nothing but twist and twirl ...
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... nearly certain to have attacked him , had not Louis been in the room . - This pet , like all our many others , came to a sad end , at least we always think that he must have done so , for , not content with stealing at home whenever he ...
... nearly certain to have attacked him , had not Louis been in the room . - This pet , like all our many others , came to a sad end , at least we always think that he must have done so , for , not content with stealing at home whenever he ...
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