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... mind , so we will leave a blank . We are not to suppose that Seymour ever spoke to any one within doors , when he could help it . He came in with the men from the field - he washed in the kitchen , and then went out of doors to comb his ...
... mind , so we will leave a blank . We are not to suppose that Seymour ever spoke to any one within doors , when he could help it . He came in with the men from the field - he washed in the kitchen , and then went out of doors to comb his ...
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... mind , my son ; don't be cross , " said Mr. Rice , with a mock - patronising air ; " it'll be your turn by and by , if you're a good boy . " Then turning to go into the house for a towel , he fairly jumped at sight of the turtle ...
... mind , my son ; don't be cross , " said Mr. Rice , with a mock - patronising air ; " it'll be your turn by and by , if you're a good boy . " Then turning to go into the house for a towel , he fairly jumped at sight of the turtle ...
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... in his most awkward manner , " It wa'r'nt me , indeed , sir ! " " What is it , Seymour ? " said Mr. Hay , so mildly that one might know his mind was not upon snapping - turtles . 66 - Why , I didn't know but you might 16 FOREST LIFE .
... in his most awkward manner , " It wa'r'nt me , indeed , sir ! " " What is it , Seymour ? " said Mr. Hay , so mildly that one might know his mind was not upon snapping - turtles . 66 - Why , I didn't know but you might 16 FOREST LIFE .
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... mind of this young man no unimportant effects . We are all conscious , at times , of sudden light breaking in upon us , from sources which are appa- rently so trivial , that we are at a loss to account for the magnitude of their ...
... mind of this young man no unimportant effects . We are all conscious , at times , of sudden light breaking in upon us , from sources which are appa- rently so trivial , that we are at a loss to account for the magnitude of their ...
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... mind . But this evening , so soon as he could succeed in approaching the counter of the post - office , a counter that served as well for the dispensation of " bitters " and tobacco as of letters , he received a letter in the hand ...
... mind . But this evening , so soon as he could succeed in approaching the counter of the post - office , a counter that served as well for the dispensation of " bitters " and tobacco as of letters , he received a letter in the hand ...
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