The Life and Times of Seargent Smith PrentissJ. B. Lippincott & Company, 1884 - 442 páginas |
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... , took out a few apples , and walked on into the office . When he came out again he saw the little fellow still standing as though waiting for something . " Well , my little fellow , not gone yet 12 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF.
... , took out a few apples , and walked on into the office . When he came out again he saw the little fellow still standing as though waiting for something . " Well , my little fellow , not gone yet 12 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF.
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... standing by , with a look of astonishment , and in a tone of comic drollery said , - 66 Boyd , I'm bound to go farther , —somewhere . This place is too cheap to thrive in . Phew ! I can never make a living where apples are two bits a ...
... standing by , with a look of astonishment , and in a tone of comic drollery said , - 66 Boyd , I'm bound to go farther , —somewhere . This place is too cheap to thrive in . Phew ! I can never make a living where apples are two bits a ...
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... stands an unpretending country residence . They who settled the place had the good taste to leave the forest- growth in the yard , and so it was shaded by the oak , the pine , the holly , the poplar , the linden , and the elm . The ...
... stands an unpretending country residence . They who settled the place had the good taste to leave the forest- growth in the yard , and so it was shaded by the oak , the pine , the holly , the poplar , the linden , and the elm . The ...
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... Standing , as he did , in loco parentis , he thought it his duty to examine the youthful applicant as to his qualifications . He began very politely and very gently to cate- chise him . He had become a little rusty in his classic lore ...
... Standing , as he did , in loco parentis , he thought it his duty to examine the youthful applicant as to his qualifications . He began very politely and very gently to cate- chise him . He had become a little rusty in his classic lore ...
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... stand longer than any one else on one foot . He would pull on his drawers on one leg , then his pants , and then his socks , without a tremor , all the while stand- ing on one leg as firm as an obelisk on its pedestal . Proud of the ...
... stand longer than any one else on one foot . He would pull on his drawers on one leg , then his pants , and then his socks , without a tremor , all the while stand- ing on one leg as firm as an obelisk on its pedestal . Proud of the ...
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