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Page 176
... Joan , and she sat down on the hearth and hugged him . But he got up and shook himself , and moved three turns nearer the oven to be out of the way ; for though her arms were soft , she had kept her doll in them , and that was made of ...
... Joan , and she sat down on the hearth and hugged him . But he got up and shook himself , and moved three turns nearer the oven to be out of the way ; for though her arms were soft , she had kept her doll in them , and that was made of ...
Page 178
... Joan laid down her doll , and shut the house door , and fastened the big bolt . It was very heavy , and the kitchen looked gloomy when she had done it . " I wish mother had taken us all three with her , and had locked the house and put ...
... Joan laid down her doll , and shut the house door , and fastened the big bolt . It was very heavy , and the kitchen looked gloomy when she had done it . " I wish mother had taken us all three with her , and had locked the house and put ...
Page 179
Elizabeth Virginia Brown. little Joan , as she got into the rocking - chair to put her doll to sleep . 66 Yes , it would have done just as well , " So - so replied , as he stretched himself on the hearth . By and by Joan grew tired of ...
Elizabeth Virginia Brown. little Joan , as she got into the rocking - chair to put her doll to sleep . 66 Yes , it would have done just as well , " So - so replied , as he stretched himself on the hearth . By and by Joan grew tired of ...
Page 180
... Joan came to smell the air at the key- hole , and , as So - so had said , it smelt very fresh . Besides , one could see from the window how fine . the evening was . " It's not exactly what mother told us to do , " said Joan , " but I do ...
... Joan came to smell the air at the key- hole , and , as So - so had said , it smelt very fresh . Besides , one could see from the window how fine . the evening was . " It's not exactly what mother told us to do , " said Joan , " but I do ...
Page 181
... Joan . " You are not to go . You must stay and take care of the house , and bark if any one comes . " " You could scream and that would do just as well , " replied So - so , with his tail still up . 66 No , it wouldn't , " cried little Joan ...
... Joan . " You are not to go . You must stay and take care of the house , and bark if any one comes . " " You could scream and that would do just as well , " replied So - so , with his tail still up . 66 No , it wouldn't , " cried little Joan ...
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