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... better have your sleep now , if you haven't had it yet ; so I won't come in again till ' — Alan stood peeping in at the door for Mother to name the time . ' After tea , ' she said . ' All right , Mother ; but I hope that isn't going to ...
... better have your sleep now , if you haven't had it yet ; so I won't come in again till ' — Alan stood peeping in at the door for Mother to name the time . ' After tea , ' she said . ' All right , Mother ; but I hope that isn't going to ...
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... better , Mother ? ' he asked , as , having read the contents of the letter , tears came into her eyes . ' What made you think about the baby , Alan ? ' " Because you and Father said that he was ill ; isn't he better ? ' half sobbed the ...
... better , Mother ? ' he asked , as , having read the contents of the letter , tears came into her eyes . ' What made you think about the baby , Alan ? ' " Because you and Father said that he was ill ; isn't he better ? ' half sobbed the ...
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... better off now than he was before he went away . ' ' I don't like him to die , ' said Alan . What could this little child know of death ; and why should he grieve so much for a baby - cousin whom he had never seen , his mother wondered ...
... better off now than he was before he went away . ' ' I don't like him to die , ' said Alan . What could this little child know of death ; and why should he grieve so much for a baby - cousin whom he had never seen , his mother wondered ...
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... better ? ' the child went on . But his wondering was soon brought to an end by his father coming into the room , when he knew that he must go . His mother looked thoughtful as he went out . Her Alan was a very strange little child , so ...
... better ? ' the child went on . But his wondering was soon brought to an end by his father coming into the room , when he knew that he must go . His mother looked thoughtful as he went out . Her Alan was a very strange little child , so ...
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... better self . After yet a little while he said this prayer out loud : ' Pray God take Alan's naughty temper away , and make me a better boy , for Jesus Christ's sake . Amen . ' And then he cried again very bitterly , for he was very ...
... better self . After yet a little while he said this prayer out loud : ' Pray God take Alan's naughty temper away , and make me a better boy , for Jesus Christ's sake . Amen . ' And then he cried again very bitterly , for he was very ...
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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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