The stolen cherries; or, Tell the truth at once, Volume 250 |
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... looked up from a letter which he had been reading , and said- ' Here is an invitation for you two boys to spend the holidays with your Uncle Tom , but of course you will not wish to go , ' and papa looked very sly . Midsummer holidays ...
... looked up from a letter which he had been reading , and said- ' Here is an invitation for you two boys to spend the holidays with your Uncle Tom , but of course you will not wish to go , ' and papa looked very sly . Midsummer holidays ...
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... looked up from a letter which he had been reading , and said- ' Here is an invitation for you two boys to spend the holidays with your Uncle Tom , but of course you will not wish to go , ' and papa looked very sly . Midsummer holidays ...
... looked up from a letter which he had been reading , and said- ' Here is an invitation for you two boys to spend the holidays with your Uncle Tom , but of course you will not wish to go , ' and papa looked very sly . Midsummer holidays ...
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... looked very big . Just then Mr. Selby opened the carriage door and got in , and after him a lady and gentleman , and in another minute the train moved on . At first there was plenty of amusement for the boys in looking from the windows ...
... looked very big . Just then Mr. Selby opened the carriage door and got in , and after him a lady and gentleman , and in another minute the train moved on . At first there was plenty of amusement for the boys in looking from the windows ...
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... looked at him with surprise , but said nothing , and Harry lost the plum bun by his own nonsense ; for the lady ate them herself , and I daresay she thought him a little prig . It was not very long though before even Harry found that he ...
... looked at him with surprise , but said nothing , and Harry lost the plum bun by his own nonsense ; for the lady ate them herself , and I daresay she thought him a little prig . It was not very long though before even Harry found that he ...
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... looked green . There were four chil- dren capering on the doorsteps as the dog- cart drove up to the door . Two boys and two girls , that is , most people would have called them children , but Hugh and Harry thought that one of them was ...
... looked green . There were four chil- dren capering on the doorsteps as the dog- cart drove up to the door . Two boys and two girls , that is , most people would have called them children , but Hugh and Harry thought that one of them was ...
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