St. Nicholas, Volume 41, Part 1Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner & Company, 1914 - Children's literature |
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... cried , " When he cannot tell a two - step from an Andalusian glide ! " VI And as we spoke , we heard a noise directly overhead , A bump , a thump , a slip , a slide , a military tread ; We flew to Mother's dressing - room as quickly as ...
... cried , " When he cannot tell a two - step from an Andalusian glide ! " VI And as we spoke , we heard a noise directly overhead , A bump , a thump , a slip , a slide , a military tread ; We flew to Mother's dressing - room as quickly as ...
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... cried Dorry , triumphantly , as Morry toiled up the hill again . " You ' ve been twenty - three min- utes , and your lines are all untangled . And Aunt Delia has prepared the nicest lunch , and said we could start the minute you came ...
... cried Dorry , triumphantly , as Morry toiled up the hill again . " You ' ve been twenty - three min- utes , and your lines are all untangled . And Aunt Delia has prepared the nicest lunch , and said we could start the minute you came ...
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... cried Dorris . " Every one knows it took forty times the courage to be President during the war that it did to fight the battles ! " " What ? " cried Morry , waxing warm . " Why , look at Pickett - charging a whole battle - line on foot ...
... cried Dorris . " Every one knows it took forty times the courage to be President during the war that it did to fight the battles ! " " What ? " cried Morry , waxing warm . " Why , look at Pickett - charging a whole battle - line on foot ...
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... cried out loudly . " Dorry ! -Dorry ! -Dorry ! " he called , his voice rising to a scream as he passed below her ... cries of " Help - he - e - e - lp - he - e - e - lp ! " in the faint hope that some one would hear . But the roar of the ...
... cried out loudly . " Dorry ! -Dorry ! -Dorry ! " he called , his voice rising to a scream as he passed below her ... cries of " Help - he - e - e - lp - he - e - e - lp ! " in the faint hope that some one would hear . But the roar of the ...
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... cried Morris . " Why , Dorry ! " But the boy had the good sense to let her sob herself quiet . Then he helped her gently to her feet , and they started toward the house . " Come , Dorry , " he said . " We ' d best be getting 0. F ...
... cried Morris . " Why , Dorry ! " But the boy had the good sense to let her sob herself quiet . Then he helped her gently to her feet , and they started toward the house . " Come , Dorry , " he said . " We ' d best be getting 0. F ...
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