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... late to be sorry , for it did not seem likely that he would ever again see those to whom he would like to have shown his sorrow . There he lay with a heavy heart , and no pleasant thoughts , and quite envied Jack Browning the heavy ...
... late to be sorry , for it did not seem likely that he would ever again see those to whom he would like to have shown his sorrow . There he lay with a heavy heart , and no pleasant thoughts , and quite envied Jack Browning the heavy ...
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... late in the evenings , a company of us would go down together to the park fence , which was only a couple of hundred yards from the sand - pit , and creep under it into the fields beyond , where we could forage for fresh green food ...
... late in the evenings , a company of us would go down together to the park fence , which was only a couple of hundred yards from the sand - pit , and creep under it into the fields beyond , where we could forage for fresh green food ...
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... late as he sang at all . And , higher up in the woods , where the trees were younger and the shade less , the ground was carpeted with bluebells and prim- roses , and a million insects buzzed above and around us on a bright summer's day ...
... late as he sang at all . And , higher up in the woods , where the trees were younger and the shade less , the ground was carpeted with bluebells and prim- roses , and a million insects buzzed above and around us on a bright summer's day ...
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... late to - night , Daniel , ' said the boy . ' Yes , sir , ' said the other ; but they'll do very well to - morrow , if we put them in one or two of the old hutches . ' Then they began to talk of where the hutches should be put , and ...
... late to - night , Daniel , ' said the boy . ' Yes , sir , ' said the other ; but they'll do very well to - morrow , if we put them in one or two of the old hutches . ' Then they began to talk of where the hutches should be put , and ...
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... late , and dodged off to the right , the three dogs yelling and snapping in close pursuit . The poor wretch was doubtless slain before long , but this my brother could not positively say . All he knew was that his com- panion dodged the ...
... late , and dodged off to the right , the three dogs yelling and snapping in close pursuit . The poor wretch was doubtless slain before long , but this my brother could not positively say . All he knew was that his com- panion dodged the ...
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