The stolen cherries; or, Tell the truth at once, Volume 250 |
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... cloth upon the ground , which was all in bumps from the newly - made stubble . The wind was rising a little , and each time Mary Anne tried to smoothe the cloth at one side it blew it up at the other .. She went round and round it , and ...
... cloth upon the ground , which was all in bumps from the newly - made stubble . The wind was rising a little , and each time Mary Anne tried to smoothe the cloth at one side it blew it up at the other .. She went round and round it , and ...
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... cloth when they heard a grunt , which made them turn round . There was a great fat pig , which had made his way through the hedge into the field , and was now running towards the tea - cloth . Guy shouted and clapped his hands , but the ...
... cloth when they heard a grunt , which made them turn round . There was a great fat pig , which had made his way through the hedge into the field , and was now running towards the tea - cloth . Guy shouted and clapped his hands , but the ...
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... cloth ; but the children were too hungry to wait to have it changed - all excepting Hugh ; the cherry - stones were still rattling about inside him , and it turned him sick even to look at the cake . Aunt Sophy seemed very much ...
... cloth ; but the children were too hungry to wait to have it changed - all excepting Hugh ; the cherry - stones were still rattling about inside him , and it turned him sick even to look at the cake . Aunt Sophy seemed very much ...
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... clothes ? ' asked Harry . That man's coat was full of holes . ' Hugh thought for a moment . ' I think we had best , perhaps , ' said he . Your jacket is old already , but your knickerbockers are much too good for a tramp . Here , wait a ...
... clothes ? ' asked Harry . That man's coat was full of holes . ' Hugh thought for a moment . ' I think we had best , perhaps , ' said he . Your jacket is old already , but your knickerbockers are much too good for a tramp . Here , wait a ...
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... clothes so torn . Beggar , I should say , more like . way , be off with you ! ' And the servant pushed first one boy and then the other off the steps , and then kicked the bag with the remaining tarts after them . Hugh and Harry both ...
... clothes so torn . Beggar , I should say , more like . way , be off with you ! ' And the servant pushed first one boy and then the other off the steps , and then kicked the bag with the remaining tarts after them . Hugh and Harry both ...
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