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asked his mamma Aunt Babs beautiful Bertha betimes bird's nest boys and girls brave called child Christmas Day CLEVER MASTER JACK Conny Conny's CONSTANCY darling Dickie Doctor Pills doll dolly door dress Elsie EVA'S CHRISTMAS face FATHER'S BOAT flowers Friedel friends frighten GEORGE'S ROCKING-HORSE going to tell grandmamma grandpa hair HALF-HOLIDAY HAPPY PRISONERS hear heard Jane Johnnie Kate kind Lady Harrison's little birds LITTLE BRIDESMAID little girl LITTLE JACK HORNER little jailer LITTLE SOLDIER LITTLE VIOLIN PLAYER London looked lovely MARGERY'S TROUBLES married Mary measles Merry mischief morning mother never nice nurse panion papa and mamma PLAYING AT GRANDPAPA poor little poor Margery pretty Robinson Crusoe screamed shillings sister sorry stories sugar-plums sure sweet tear thought tired told Tommy trees Uncle David Uncle George wonderful You'll be sorry YOUNG COASTERS
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Stran 19 - Little drops of water, Little grains of sand Make the mighty ocean, And the pleasant land.
Stran 38 - ... again, and this time they were all seated upon forms one behind the other, boys and girls alike, in caps and pinafores, while Uncle George, in the very biggest cotton gown that could be procured, and an enormous frilled cap and spectacles, sat behind a desk with a rod, took the part of schoolmistress, and put the children through their lessons. Their knowledge was really quite extraordinary for their ages ! Frankie boldly stated that the Nile had its source in the Himalayas ; and the old dame...
Stran 59 - ... listen to her chatter when she got tired of the music. One evening, as Mrs. Grahame and Elsie came in at the hall door, Friedel ran down to meet them in great excitement. " Our aunt is come ! " he cried. "Your aunt?" repeated Mrs. Grahame. And as she entered the sitting-room a tall and odd-looking old lady advanced, holding out her hand. " Excuse me," she said, " I must thank you for your kindness to the children.
Stran 35 - s like a useless toy. But a woman, it 's true, has work to do ; She works hard in a different way ; But she watches and waits with an anxious heart, And at home just the livelong day. I 'd rather be father a thousand times Than mother so good and dear, For I see her quake when a storm comes on, And tremble and cry with fear. But father is flying along with the wind, He knows neither fear nor care, And if I was out in our own brave boat, There 's nothing I wouldn't dare. But now let 's be off : we...
Stran 58 - Munich, and then he began to make us both play in public; but last year we came to try our success in London. Oh, I did hate it so at first ! We had hardly a friend, and indeed we have not many now; but papa did make his way up. But then his health began to fail, and — and we were obliged to earn money, you know,
Stran 24 - TROUBLES. so they sat down to have some fun with him, and down went Margery's hat on the ground. Presently her father came out on the lawn. "Margery, will you come and give me my tea? it's getting cold,
Stran 32 - ... guard, who was to hand him over to grandpa's butler when he arrived. Ding-dong went the bell, and off went the train, and Tommy was so excited that he almost forgot to kiss his mamma and say good bye. He tried to sit still and not fidget the other passengers, but it was hard work, and when at last PLAYING AT GRANDPAPA.
Stran 57 - ... becoming too much for Bertha, and it was often only by great efforts that she went through her part in their public performances On the afternoon of Lady Harrison's party she felt tired and languid enough to be thankful that her piano accompaniment was an easy one, and in the pause after their performance she sat with Friedel listening to the buzz of strange voices almost as in a dream. " It is dreadfully hot here," she whispered to him restlessly ; 41 let us try and get near the window.