Little Nineteenth-century Child: And Other StoriesWilliam Mullen & Son, 1878 - 374 pages |
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Page 151
... clothes . Cecil is too busy at the moment , talking to Mr. Griffith about the horses , to notice the incident ; but May does not quite escape his severe remarks . Directly he is in the carriage he discovers the fact of dolly's presence ...
... clothes . Cecil is too busy at the moment , talking to Mr. Griffith about the horses , to notice the incident ; but May does not quite escape his severe remarks . Directly he is in the carriage he discovers the fact of dolly's presence ...
Page 163
... cloth is spread , the plates are piled round , and the work of demolition begins . May is in great glee . " Isn't it lovely ? " she asks delightedly of Aunt Flo , by whom she is sitting , with dolly stuck up by her side . Aunt Flo says ...
... cloth is spread , the plates are piled round , and the work of demolition begins . May is in great glee . " Isn't it lovely ? " she asks delightedly of Aunt Flo , by whom she is sitting , with dolly stuck up by her side . Aunt Flo says ...
Page 236
... clothes they might give you to wear , and however rare food they might give you to eat . Don't you think so ? " " Yes , father - but then , " in a tone of great disap- pointment , " I did mean to be so kind to - to Peter . " " Well ...
... clothes they might give you to wear , and however rare food they might give you to eat . Don't you think so ? " " Yes , father - but then , " in a tone of great disap- pointment , " I did mean to be so kind to - to Peter . " " Well ...
Page 359
... clothes , and yet her dress was scarcely that of an old woman . It was of the palest grey satin , made quite short in front , so as to show a still shapely foot and ankle , and low at the neck , over which were arranged folds upon folds ...
... clothes , and yet her dress was scarcely that of an old woman . It was of the palest grey satin , made quite short in front , so as to show a still shapely foot and ankle , and low at the neck , over which were arranged folds upon folds ...
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