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... close to the wainscot . These were sights to which I was well accustomed , but on this night I was strangely nervous . I watched one , two , three , four rats stealing about the room , and I thought of a story my father had been telling ...
... close to the wainscot . These were sights to which I was well accustomed , but on this night I was strangely nervous . I watched one , two , three , four rats stealing about the room , and I thought of a story my father had been telling ...
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... close , darkened house into the full blaze of tropical moonlight . We were soon settled on the rocks below the lighthouse , silently enjoying the welcome freshness of the breeze and the stillness that was only broken by the soft wash of ...
... close , darkened house into the full blaze of tropical moonlight . We were soon settled on the rocks below the lighthouse , silently enjoying the welcome freshness of the breeze and the stillness that was only broken by the soft wash of ...
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... close to the keys of the organ . But the moonlight floated in through the tall uncurtained windows , mapping the panes on the marble floor , and making the hall seem of vast proportions . The fairy stood at the organ , moving the ...
... close to the keys of the organ . But the moonlight floated in through the tall uncurtained windows , mapping the panes on the marble floor , and making the hall seem of vast proportions . The fairy stood at the organ , moving the ...
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... close to the place where I sat , and , suddenly turning to me with a merry twinkle in his solitary eye , said , " Well , little missy , and do ye think you ever saw such a beauty as Tom Stubbs before ? You've been looking at him a long ...
... close to the place where I sat , and , suddenly turning to me with a merry twinkle in his solitary eye , said , " Well , little missy , and do ye think you ever saw such a beauty as Tom Stubbs before ? You've been looking at him a long ...
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... close to the iron rail that surrounded the top of the tower , but again my head swam , and I closed my eyes for a minute . " You'll get used to it presently , " continued old Tom , kindly . " Lay your pretty little soft fingers in my ...
... close to the iron rail that surrounded the top of the tower , but again my head swam , and I closed my eyes for a minute . " You'll get used to it presently , " continued old Tom , kindly . " Lay your pretty little soft fingers in my ...
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