St. Nicholas, Volume 10, Part 1Scribner, 1883 - Children's literature |
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Page 163
... whole afternoon , " confessed Dot , as she made her little ivory needle fly in and out of her work , as if any one could ever make up for time wasted . " And to think I never once thought that Mamma and Sister Margie were making those ...
... whole afternoon , " confessed Dot , as she made her little ivory needle fly in and out of her work , as if any one could ever make up for time wasted . " And to think I never once thought that Mamma and Sister Margie were making those ...
Page 170
... whole room seemed to be full of it , flying here and there , as if every hair was a fairy laughing at Tinkey's dismay . And when at last it had all swept itself with one grand rush out at the open window , Tinkey's head was as bald as a ...
... whole room seemed to be full of it , flying here and there , as if every hair was a fairy laughing at Tinkey's dismay . And when at last it had all swept itself with one grand rush out at the open window , Tinkey's head was as bald as a ...
Page 173
... whole court moved to the appointed ground before the Castle of Guisnes . A long train of moving color , the royal cortege wound across the low , flat plain known as the marches of Calais - the border - land between Eng- lish and French ...
... whole court moved to the appointed ground before the Castle of Guisnes . A long train of moving color , the royal cortege wound across the low , flat plain known as the marches of Calais - the border - land between Eng- lish and French ...
Page 176
... whole company passed on to the position assigned them , midway down the slope . There was a brief silence — the stillness of ex- * Falcon - an ancient form of cannon . pectation - while two nations , long divided , watched and waited ...
... whole company passed on to the position assigned them , midway down the slope . There was a brief silence — the stillness of ex- * Falcon - an ancient form of cannon . pectation - while two nations , long divided , watched and waited ...
Page 180
... whole , were worst of all- " They stare so , " she said softly under her breath . The dismal green curtains were down , to keep the sun from fading the carpet , but the summer wind fanned them in and out , and brought to Hetty bright ...
... whole , were worst of all- " They stare so , " she said softly under her breath . The dismal green curtains were down , to keep the sun from fading the carpet , but the summer wind fanned them in and out , and brought to Hetty bright ...
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