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... frightened at the eyes and voices of all you boys . ' " I don't think she is pretty , ' said Alice . ' Well , no ; she is not a pretty colour ; but her eyes are very bright . Do you know I once knew an old man who lived in a very small ...
... frightened at the eyes and voices of all you boys . ' " I don't think she is pretty , ' said Alice . ' Well , no ; she is not a pretty colour ; but her eyes are very bright . Do you know I once knew an old man who lived in a very small ...
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... frightened that he lost his bal- ance , and fell over on his back with his heels in the air . It was the gardener , Stumps . He came up close to the boys and said , ' You are nice young gentlemen , ain't you now ? So you thought you ...
... frightened that he lost his bal- ance , and fell over on his back with his heels in the air . It was the gardener , Stumps . He came up close to the boys and said , ' You are nice young gentlemen , ain't you now ? So you thought you ...
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... frightened . We cannot sleep out here , and we have no beds . ' ' We must walk on and look for some place to sleep in before it gets quite dark , ' said Hugh . " But I am so tired , I don't like to walk any more . Look at my feet . I ...
... frightened . We cannot sleep out here , and we have no beds . ' ' We must walk on and look for some place to sleep in before it gets quite dark , ' said Hugh . " But I am so tired , I don't like to walk any more . Look at my feet . I ...
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... frightened , and I wish we had never come away from Uncle Tom's . I do . I shall go back home . ' ' You can't find the way back home by yourself , I am sure , ' said Hugh , very unkindly ; ' for I shan't go with you , and we must be ...
... frightened , and I wish we had never come away from Uncle Tom's . I do . I shall go back home . ' ' You can't find the way back home by yourself , I am sure , ' said Hugh , very unkindly ; ' for I shan't go with you , and we must be ...
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... frightened at in any of these things ; but , as it was , they were very much frightened , although Hugh , being a bigger boy , was ashamed to show that he was . How often did they both wish that they had stayed at home ! Why , any ...
... frightened at in any of these things ; but , as it was , they were very much frightened , although Hugh , being a bigger boy , was ashamed to show that he was . How often did they both wish that they had stayed at home ! Why , any ...
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