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... better than you two . ' ' Why should they be ? ' asked Harry . ' I think they would not be up to mischief , as some boys I know , ' said Mr. Selby . Now , Hugh and Harry could hardly be called good boys ; for I am sorry to say they had ...
... better than you two . ' ' Why should they be ? ' asked Harry . ' I think they would not be up to mischief , as some boys I know , ' said Mr. Selby . Now , Hugh and Harry could hardly be called good boys ; for I am sorry to say they had ...
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... better than you two . ' ' Why should they be ? ' asked Harry . ' I think they would not be up to mischief , as some boys I know , ' said Mr. Selby . Now , Hugh and Harry could hardly be called good boys ; for I am sorry to say they had ...
... better than you two . ' ' Why should they be ? ' asked Harry . ' I think they would not be up to mischief , as some boys I know , ' said Mr. Selby . Now , Hugh and Harry could hardly be called good boys ; for I am sorry to say they had ...
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... better not , ' said Harry very grandly , forgetting that his cousin Guy was a great many years older than himself . 6 No , ' said Hugh , he had better not . ' 1 CHAPTER II . TRAVELLING BY RAIL . T seemed as. 6 THE STOLEN CHERRIES .
... better not , ' said Harry very grandly , forgetting that his cousin Guy was a great many years older than himself . 6 No , ' said Hugh , he had better not . ' 1 CHAPTER II . TRAVELLING BY RAIL . T seemed as. 6 THE STOLEN CHERRIES .
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... better get inside ; and at length they were off , rolling as fast as ever they could to the railway station . ' I think , ' said Harry , rubbing his hands , ' that there is nothing in the world so jolly as going in a cab , it jolts so ...
... better get inside ; and at length they were off , rolling as fast as ever they could to the railway station . ' I think , ' said Harry , rubbing his hands , ' that there is nothing in the world so jolly as going in a cab , it jolts so ...
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... better walk up and down with me ? ' asked their papa ; ' the train will not start for ten minutes , and you will have more than enough of it before the day is over . ' But Harry and Hugh thought it quite impos- sible that they could ...
... better walk up and down with me ? ' asked their papa ; ' the train will not start for ten minutes , and you will have more than enough of it before the day is over . ' But Harry and Hugh thought it quite impos- sible that they could ...
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