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... Kathleen wanted Alan to go into the garden and poultry - yard with them . They were very fond of the fowls , and wanted to show them to Nell and Alan at once ; and , if he liked , they said , he could see where the strawberries grew ...
... Kathleen wanted Alan to go into the garden and poultry - yard with them . They were very fond of the fowls , and wanted to show them to Nell and Alan at once ; and , if he liked , they said , he could see where the strawberries grew ...
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... Kathleen were having their sun - hats tied on . Nell was quite ready to go out into the garden with them for a short time , when Alan turned round to her and asked : ' Shall I go , do you think , Nell ? ' He must quite have remembered ...
... Kathleen were having their sun - hats tied on . Nell was quite ready to go out into the garden with them for a short time , when Alan turned round to her and asked : ' Shall I go , do you think , Nell ? ' He must quite have remembered ...
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... Kathleen and Margery do , and play ball like they're playing it — but shall I show you how I can play with my ball now ? ' Alan said he would like to see very much , and handed it to Cyril , who , lying upon his back , then threw it up ...
... Kathleen and Margery do , and play ball like they're playing it — but shall I show you how I can play with my ball now ? ' Alan said he would like to see very much , and handed it to Cyril , who , lying upon his back , then threw it up ...
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... Kathleen , Margery and Donald , healed their little differences , and , as she thought , kept them in order . Nell was perhaps growing just a little old - fashioned ; but then this cannot be wondered at , for although she had had ...
... Kathleen , Margery and Donald , healed their little differences , and , as she thought , kept them in order . Nell was perhaps growing just a little old - fashioned ; but then this cannot be wondered at , for although she had had ...
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... Kathleen , and as it was her favourite game to play at being a little mother to real children , it was no wonder that she enjoyed herself very much . After tea the children were all to go for a drive with the nurses , in the large ...
... Kathleen , and as it was her favourite game to play at being a little mother to real children , it was no wonder that she enjoyed herself very much . After tea the children were all to go for a drive with the nurses , in the large ...
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Page 104 - And God heard the voice of the lad ; and the angel of God called to Hagar out of heaven, and said unto her, What aileth thee, Hagar ? fear not ; for God hath heard the voice of the lad where he is. Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand ; for I will make him a great nation.
Page 103 - Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.
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