St. Nicholas, Volume 29Mary Mapes Dodge Scribner, 1902 |
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... face but trembling heart . There was no lack of children in the grimy cabins ; it made her soul sick to look at them . She asked that she might be permitted to teach them . But she encountered a strange apathy . The pa- rents stared at ...
... face but trembling heart . There was no lack of children in the grimy cabins ; it made her soul sick to look at them . She asked that she might be permitted to teach them . But she encountered a strange apathy . The pa- rents stared at ...
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... face till she had finished . It was a minute before he could speak . " What is that thing ? " he asked at last , pointing to a great , unwieldy beast with wide- open mouth . " That's a hippopotamus . " " A- —a what ? " he asked ...
... face till she had finished . It was a minute before he could speak . " What is that thing ? " he asked at last , pointing to a great , unwieldy beast with wide- open mouth . " That's a hippopotamus . " " A- —a what ? " he asked ...
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... face of hope and comfort . CHAPTER II . THE FIRST SHOT OF THE BATTLE . TOMMY REMINGTON , meanwhile , trudged on through the gathering darkness , his heart big with purpose . Heretofore the mastery of the art of reading had appeared to ...
... face of hope and comfort . CHAPTER II . THE FIRST SHOT OF THE BATTLE . TOMMY REMINGTON , meanwhile , trudged on through the gathering darkness , his heart big with purpose . Heretofore the mastery of the art of reading had appeared to ...
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... face lost whatever of youth and freshness it had ever had , and that her voice grew harsh and her temper most uncertain . " Now hurry up , Tommy , " she repeated . " Wash your hands an ' face , an ' then fetch some water from th ...
... face lost whatever of youth and freshness it had ever had , and that her voice grew harsh and her temper most uncertain . " Now hurry up , Tommy , " she repeated . " Wash your hands an ' face , an ' then fetch some water from th ...
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... face soften , and judged it was a good time to begin . " Pa , " he remarked , " there's a circus comin ' , ain't they ? " At But his mother came unexpectedly to his rescue . 66 Well , an ' if you can't read , Silas , " she said sharply ...
... face soften , and judged it was a good time to begin . " Pa , " he remarked , " there's a circus comin ' , ain't they ? " At But his mother came unexpectedly to his rescue . 66 Well , an ' if you can't read , Silas , " she said sharply ...
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