'Bunchy'; or, The children of Scarsbrook farm |
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... a relief for me to say it sometimes I simply hate my life ! I want to be free ; I want to say , do , and think as I please , without any one interfering with me - and I can't . Even Bob's against me sometimes ; to me to - day , for when ...
... a relief for me to say it sometimes I simply hate my life ! I want to be free ; I want to say , do , and think as I please , without any one interfering with me - and I can't . Even Bob's against me sometimes ; to me to - day , for when ...
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... to look all clothes , and then the nickname of " Bunchy " was given to me , which has stuck to me ever since . Sometimes Bob and I are ... day , and then they were an even number . I sometimes think that , if I hadn't so many 4 " Bunchy . "
... to look all clothes , and then the nickname of " Bunchy " was given to me , which has stuck to me ever since . Sometimes Bob and I are ... day , and then they were an even number . I sometimes think that , if I hadn't so many 4 " Bunchy . "
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... a pretty little child , with a small mouth and Grecian nose - as I heard it called the other day , or I should not know a Grecian nose from a Roman - and she has a dimple on her chin , which , Aunt Anne says , is " an infallible sign of ...
... a pretty little child , with a small mouth and Grecian nose - as I heard it called the other day , or I should not know a Grecian nose from a Roman - and she has a dimple on her chin , which , Aunt Anne says , is " an infallible sign of ...
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... of their pet brother , the farmer . I tell them that they can't expect me to be very ladylike when I have been brought up amongst pigs , and that I should prefer , any day , to run wild in the fields , to churn the butter , milk the ...
... of their pet brother , the farmer . I tell them that they can't expect me to be very ladylike when I have been brought up amongst pigs , and that I should prefer , any day , to run wild in the fields , to churn the butter , milk the ...
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... a chance I slip off from lessons and go all over the farm with him , looking at the different work that's going on , and watching the labourers . And father never sends me away . Aunt Agatha's my governess , and I have five good hours a day ...
... a chance I slip off from lessons and go all over the farm with him , looking at the different work that's going on , and watching the labourers . And father never sends me away . Aunt Agatha's my governess , and I have five good hours a day ...
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