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... gone out to shoot rabbits . Harry sat thinking of his chilblains and growing very cross about them , until he got warm from the fire ; and then he sat thinking of the ice , and wish- ing that he might make a slide upon it , and won ...
... gone out to shoot rabbits . Harry sat thinking of his chilblains and growing very cross about them , until he got warm from the fire ; and then he sat thinking of the ice , and wish- ing that he might make a slide upon it , and won ...
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... gone forward he might have escaped ; but he felt frightened , and rested his whole weight upon the broken ice . The water oozed and bubbled up round his ankles ; the ice on which he stood swayed and moved about . Harry tried in vain to ...
... gone forward he might have escaped ; but he felt frightened , and rested his whole weight upon the broken ice . The water oozed and bubbled up round his ankles ; the ice on which he stood swayed and moved about . Harry tried in vain to ...
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... gone too , he thought , and he crammed the sheet into his eyes . His mamma came to his bedside , for she had heard him move , and she said , " How do you feel now , my darling ? " Harry wished that he had courage to tell her all Harry ...
... gone too , he thought , and he crammed the sheet into his eyes . His mamma came to his bedside , for she had heard him move , and she said , " How do you feel now , my darling ? " Harry wished that he had courage to tell her all Harry ...
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... gone ; and his mamma saying , " Try to go to sleep again , dear , " left the room . Shortly afterwards Susan the housemaid came in to make up the fire , and Harry peeped at her from under the bedclothes . Her eyes were very red and ...
... gone ; and his mamma saying , " Try to go to sleep again , dear , " left the room . Shortly afterwards Susan the housemaid came in to make up the fire , and Harry peeped at her from under the bedclothes . Her eyes were very red and ...
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... the pleasure of it seemed gone . He felt unhappy , and gave no answer to Susan . When he was dressed he went down to tea . " Come here , my boy , " said his papa , lifting him on to his knee ; " are you sure you -BLIND-MAN'S-BUFF.
... the pleasure of it seemed gone . He felt unhappy , and gave no answer to Susan . When he was dressed he went down to tea . " Come here , my boy , " said his papa , lifting him on to his knee ; " are you sure you -BLIND-MAN'S-BUFF.
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