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Creeping close to his new friend , he laid his tiny brown claw on her hand , and asked if she had children . " Yes , at home in England . " " God bless them ! " whispered the old man , patting her hand again .
Creeping close to his new friend , he laid his tiny brown claw on her hand , and asked if she had children . " Yes , at home in England . " " God bless them ! " whispered the old man , patting her hand again .
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was perfectly plain to him that the cluck- The philosopher looked suddenly round ; ing hen was inciting her offspring to pick up whatever crumbs or fragments of edi- bles might be found in close proximity to the kennel during the ...
was perfectly plain to him that the cluck- The philosopher looked suddenly round ; ing hen was inciting her offspring to pick up whatever crumbs or fragments of edi- bles might be found in close proximity to the kennel during the ...
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He came close to her , and she , seeing him alone , started ; and for a second the color faded from her cheek - for intuitively she felt the crisis in her life had arrived . But she controlled herself at once .
He came close to her , and she , seeing him alone , started ; and for a second the color faded from her cheek - for intuitively she felt the crisis in her life had arrived . But she controlled herself at once .
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