The stolen cherries; or, Tell the truth at once, Volume 250 |
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... heard what had passed . Guy turned very red , but said no more . The waggon was going so fast that it soon came to the other end of the field , and Hugh was very glad to get out , for he was afraid of following his brother's ex- ample ...
... heard what had passed . Guy turned very red , but said no more . The waggon was going so fast that it soon came to the other end of the field , and Hugh was very glad to get out , for he was afraid of following his brother's ex- ample ...
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... 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 pig only gave a ...
... 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 pig only gave a ...
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... his tea , when everybody heard a grunt , and the pig's nose came round the corner from under Uncle Tom's arm , and gobbled up the cake from off his plate . ' Why , how did the beast get into the TELL THE TRUTH AT ONCE . 37.
... his tea , when everybody heard a grunt , and the pig's nose came round the corner from under Uncle Tom's arm , and gobbled up the cake from off his plate . ' Why , how did the beast get into the TELL THE TRUTH AT ONCE . 37.
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... heard Guy and Walter's voices calling . They must have been quite near the garden . I don't know whether they could have taken them . He says there are marks of two boys ' feet . ' Uncle Tom looked at Hugh for a moment in such a way ...
... heard Guy and Walter's voices calling . They must have been quite near the garden . I don't know whether they could have taken them . He says there are marks of two boys ' feet . ' Uncle Tom looked at Hugh for a moment in such a way ...
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... heard ; and every time one of the stairs creaked they stopped , and their wicked little hearts beat fast , for they were afraid Uncle Tom would hear , and come out and catch them . When they got to the garden , everything seemed safe ...
... heard ; and every time one of the stairs creaked they stopped , and their wicked little hearts beat fast , for they were afraid Uncle Tom would hear , and come out and catch them . When they got to the garden , everything seemed safe ...
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