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... head , " but I couldn't help being frightened . " " Well , you're not afraid now , at any rate , " he said ; " do you think you can go to sleep ? " " Oh no , no ! " I cried , clinging still more closely to his neck ; " I am not sleepy ...
... head , " but I couldn't help being frightened . " " Well , you're not afraid now , at any rate , " he said ; " do you think you can go to sleep ? " " Oh no , no ! " I cried , clinging still more closely to his neck ; " I am not sleepy ...
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... the eyes were very small , but the mouth could some- times smile graciously and sweetly . The dress this figure wore was always black , and on its head was a sort of cap made of black velvet , and bordered with COLABA . 9.
... the eyes were very small , but the mouth could some- times smile graciously and sweetly . The dress this figure wore was always black , and on its head was a sort of cap made of black velvet , and bordered with COLABA . 9.
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... head could hardly imagine such a large , grand abode . It was not a bit like the poor tumble - down place , all alive with rats , where you and I live . The great arched door opened into a hall with carved ceiling , and beyond this were ...
... head could hardly imagine such a large , grand abode . It was not a bit like the poor tumble - down place , all alive with rats , where you and I live . The great arched door opened into a hall with carved ceiling , and beyond this were ...
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... head swim , so I turned to the inside of the great lantern , and saw a man trimming the lamps . I had thought the officer's face very much sun - burnt , but it was pale beside this sailor's . I looked up at him almost with fear , he was ...
... head swim , so I turned to the inside of the great lantern , and saw a man trimming the lamps . I had thought the officer's face very much sun - burnt , but it was pale beside this sailor's . I looked up at him almost with fear , he was ...
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... 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 hand , missy , and you'll feel more confidence . Why , it trembles like a ...
... 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 hand , missy , and you'll feel more confidence . Why , it trembles like a ...
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