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... papa - 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 ...
... papa - 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 ...
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... Papa , don't be so silly , ' said Hugh . ' Or running after the pigs . ' Harry jumped up and clapped his hand over his papa's mouth ; but Mr. Selby would go on . ' So I think I had best write to Uncle Tom and say you had both of you ...
... Papa , don't be so silly , ' said Hugh . ' Or running after the pigs . ' Harry jumped up and clapped his hand over his papa's mouth ; but Mr. Selby would go on . ' So I think I had best write to Uncle Tom and say you had both of you ...
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... papa , ' she answered . Both the boys jumped upon Mr. Selby , Hugh on his back and Harry on his lap , and both hugged him so tightly round the neck that he pretended he was being choked , and at last promised they should go and stay ...
... papa , ' she answered . Both the boys jumped upon Mr. Selby , Hugh on his back and Harry on his lap , and both hugged him so tightly round the neck that he pretended he was being choked , and at last promised they should go and stay ...
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... papa , ' said both Hugh and Harry at once . ' We would like to go ; we are not so very old as all that . ' Mr. Selby ... papa . ' A boy in a jacket to play in the fields like a child ! ' ' But , papa , I should like it , ' said Hugh ...
... papa , ' said both Hugh and Harry at once . ' We would like to go ; we are not so very old as all that . ' Mr. Selby ... papa . ' A boy in a jacket to play in the fields like a child ! ' ' But , papa , I should like it , ' said Hugh ...
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... papa . ' But you must remember one thing , ' said their papa , gravely , ' if I let you go to stay with Uncle Tom , you must be good boys . Do you think I can trust you ? ' ' Of course you can , papa , ' said Hugh . ' I expect Guy and ...
... papa . ' But you must remember one thing , ' said their papa , gravely , ' if I let you go to stay with Uncle Tom , you must be good boys . Do you think I can trust you ? ' ' Of course you can , papa , ' said Hugh . ' I expect Guy and ...
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