Crackers for ChristmasMacmillan and Company, 1870 - 352 pages |
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... called out to him at once in a harsh voice , ' Now , Lazybones , look alive with your work ; here's a mate for you , though probably not for long ; so make the most of him while you've got him . ' The boy turned round upon this ; it was ...
... called out to him at once in a harsh voice , ' Now , Lazybones , look alive with your work ; here's a mate for you , though probably not for long ; so make the most of him while you've got him . ' The boy turned round upon this ; it was ...
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... called Growler , whom he lets loose every evening , and also when he is away from home himself . This dog and the crabs he feeds with the broken meat which is left after his meals , and they are very faithful to him . Nothing can be ...
... called Growler , whom he lets loose every evening , and also when he is away from home himself . This dog and the crabs he feeds with the broken meat which is left after his meals , and they are very faithful to him . Nothing can be ...
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... called Cecil again , who squeezed through the window , and though it was some little way from the ground , managed to drop down unhurt upon the beach . Immediately afterwards appeared at the win- dow the head of Jack Browning , who , in ...
... called Cecil again , who squeezed through the window , and though it was some little way from the ground , managed to drop down unhurt upon the beach . Immediately afterwards appeared at the win- dow the head of Jack Browning , who , in ...
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... called the boys all the bad names he could lay his tongue to , and used expressions of which no polite ogre would ever have been guilty for a moment . Worse , however , than his words were his deeds , for the boys perceived with terror ...
... called the boys all the bad names he could lay his tongue to , and used expressions of which no polite ogre would ever have been guilty for a moment . Worse , however , than his words were his deeds , for the boys perceived with terror ...
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... called because her dear little brown skin was as soft and smooth as velvet ; Tina had white fore - feet , and a white spot on her breast ; and Pussy was a lively , skittish little rabbit , the plaything and pet of the whole family ...
... called because her dear little brown skin was as soft and smooth as velvet ; Tina had white fore - feet , and a white spot on her breast ; and Pussy was a lively , skittish little rabbit , the plaything and pet of the whole family ...
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