'Bunchy'; or, The children of Scarsbrook farm |
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... better light to guide them ; but I find that sorrow does not mend matters . And if only the scapegoat of the family were not entering her teens ! There are just four of us " children of the Farm , " as we are often called - Bob and I ...
... better light to guide them ; but I find that sorrow does not mend matters . And if only the scapegoat of the family were not entering her teens ! There are just four of us " children of the Farm , " as we are often called - Bob and I ...
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... better . I only really feel sorry for my faults when I know that they have grieved her . Bob and I are so afraid of making mother worse by talking , that though we sometimes go into her room together to have a chat , we sit there for ...
... better . I only really feel sorry for my faults when I know that they have grieved her . Bob and I are so afraid of making mother worse by talking , that though we sometimes go into her room together to have a chat , we sit there for ...
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... better . I think , for mother to be well , I would always be ill myself . I often tell her so , and then she kisses me , as no one else ever kisses me , and says , " God knows best , dear Bunchy , what is good for us , and why He ...
... better . I think , for mother to be well , I would always be ill myself . I often tell her so , and then she kisses me , as no one else ever kisses me , and says , " God knows best , dear Bunchy , what is good for us , and why He ...
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... better come and live at Scarsbrook , and they came . Aunt Anne is supposed to look after the house and family for my mother ; but all the aunts seem to look after the family . The house servants they manage between them , but the farm ...
... better come and live at Scarsbrook , and they came . Aunt Anne is supposed to look after the house and family for my mother ; but all the aunts seem to look after the family . The house servants they manage between them , but the farm ...
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... better themselves when I look on or help . Why can't I choose my own life ? Why can't I live in the fields and grow with the buttercups and daisies , even if I am nearly thirteen ? Why must I always be found fault with ? It seems to me ...
... better themselves when I look on or help . Why can't I choose my own life ? Why can't I live in the fields and grow with the buttercups and daisies , even if I am nearly thirteen ? Why must I always be found fault with ? It seems to me ...
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