Little Nineteenth-century Child: And Other StoriesWilliam Mullen & Son, 1878 - 374 pages |
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... hard work to her . To - day , matters have come quite to a crisis . It seems that after being very troublesome and inattentive all the morning , she finished matters by deliberately overturning the inkstand in a fit of impatience ; in ...
... hard work to her . To - day , matters have come quite to a crisis . It seems that after being very troublesome and inattentive all the morning , she finished matters by deliberately overturning the inkstand in a fit of impatience ; in ...
Page 63
... hard to resist the appeal , and Mrs. Berkeley smooths her little daughter's soft hair caressingly ; but she will not relent . " No , dear ; I think eight o'clock quite late enough for you at present . " " But why , mamma ? " " My dear ...
... hard to resist the appeal , and Mrs. Berkeley smooths her little daughter's soft hair caressingly ; but she will not relent . " No , dear ; I think eight o'clock quite late enough for you at present . " " But why , mamma ? " " My dear ...
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... her , I know , " May says , and thereupon sets to work very hard to go to sleep . She does not feel at all sleepy ; but no matter . " I'm sure there's a particular way people have of 80 LITTLE NINETEENTH - CENTURY CHILD .
... her , I know , " May says , and thereupon sets to work very hard to go to sleep . She does not feel at all sleepy ; but no matter . " I'm sure there's a particular way people have of 80 LITTLE NINETEENTH - CENTURY CHILD .
Page 82
... hard to open . " But I will do it , " May thinks , " because I am not asleep . And it is such nonsense ; and I must tell her about - yes , about Six times f " With a violent effort May rouses herself ; and this is the scene which ...
... hard to open . " But I will do it , " May thinks , " because I am not asleep . And it is such nonsense ; and I must tell her about - yes , about Six times f " With a violent effort May rouses herself ; and this is the scene which ...
Page 95
... hard indeed , so as not to lose a word . " We would fain hear tidings of her , " observes the queen . Although she has now moved out of May's sight , May is quite sure that it is the queen who is speaking , because she knows that all ...
... hard indeed , so as not to lose a word . " We would fain hear tidings of her , " observes the queen . Although she has now moved out of May's sight , May is quite sure that it is the queen who is speaking , because she knows that all ...
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