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... door of a toy shop at Sydenham . Here , however , I did not stay long , for I was selected by a little boy , called Edward Moore , who had saved up his pocket money for many weeks in order to purchase me . My first unfortunate beginning ...
... door of a toy shop at Sydenham . Here , however , I did not stay long , for I was selected by a little boy , called Edward Moore , who had saved up his pocket money for many weeks in order to purchase me . My first unfortunate beginning ...
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... door of a china shop . Before I could stop myself I had knocked down two jugs , run over a pile of plates , and fallen into the middle of an array of wineglasses , just newly unpacked from a great crate close by . I am used to ...
... door of a china shop . Before I could stop myself I had knocked down two jugs , run over a pile of plates , and fallen into the middle of an array of wineglasses , just newly unpacked from a great crate close by . I am used to ...
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... up in paper and gave us to the nurse , who , taking up the little girl , carefully tied on her warm fur cape and carried her after the lady . They walked for a short distance , and then stopped at the door TALES OF THE TOYS . 53.
... up in paper and gave us to the nurse , who , taking up the little girl , carefully tied on her warm fur cape and carried her after the lady . They walked for a short distance , and then stopped at the door TALES OF THE TOYS . 53.
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... door of a house in a handsome square . The lady's beautiful dress and elegant air had somewhat prepared me for our new home , which was one of luxury . The lady , after tenderly kissing the little one , stopped at the door of her ...
... door of a house in a handsome square . The lady's beautiful dress and elegant air had somewhat prepared me for our new home , which was one of luxury . The lady , after tenderly kissing the little one , stopped at the door of her ...
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... head by Ethel , but my wardrobe also vanished piecemeal . First my shoes went one by one , and the socks followed , no one knew how or where , but they were most probably dropped out of doors somewhere , like my hat 90 TALES OF THE TOYS .
... head by Ethel , but my wardrobe also vanished piecemeal . First my shoes went one by one , and the socks followed , no one knew how or where , but they were most probably dropped out of doors somewhere , like my hat 90 TALES OF THE TOYS .
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ABSOLON Adventures amuse Ball BARBARA HUTTON beautiful better bird Bob and Tom Bonnie Prince Charlie bright Busy Bee called carefully Celia Charlie child cloth elegant coloured cupboard dear delighted Doll door eagerly Engravings Ethel fancy Fcap Florry flowers Frank Frontispiece gave gilt edges going happy HARRISON WEIR heard History holiday HOOD Hoop Humming Top Illustrations Jemmie JOHN TIMBS kitchen Kite lady leather legs Lily little girl lived look Mamma marbles Mary merry Miss Watson mistress mother never nice Noah's Ark Nurse nursery old Joe once Papa plain playthings pleasant poor little Post 8vo pretty replied rest Robin round Royal 16mo Sandbay Second Edition Shuttlecock sister Skipping-rope Small 4to Spenser story Super-royal 16mo sure tail Teddy tell thing THOMAS DARNELL THOMAS HOOD Tom HOOD took toys Uncle Gee WEIR young
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