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... Nothin ' was never too much for her . I don't believe that Cap'n Pennel ever went to Bath or Portland without havin ' it in his mind to bring Naomi somethin ' . " " Yes , and she had a faculty of puttin ' of ' em on , " said Miss Roxy ...
... Nothin ' was never too much for her . I don't believe that Cap'n Pennel ever went to Bath or Portland without havin ' it in his mind to bring Naomi somethin ' . " " Yes , and she had a faculty of puttin ' of ' em on , " said Miss Roxy ...
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... little thing . Now , Mis ' Badger she brought up a seven - months ' child , and she told me she gave it nothin ' but these ' ere little seed cookies , wet in 2 THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND . 25 "It's real affectin," said Miss Ruey, ...
... little thing . Now , Mis ' Badger she brought up a seven - months ' child , and she told me she gave it nothin ' but these ' ere little seed cookies , wet in 2 THE PEARL OF ORR'S ISLAND . 25 "It's real affectin," said Miss Ruey, ...
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... nothin ' , " said Miss Ruey . " No , he don't , but he looks it in his eyes , " said Miss Roxy ; " he's one of the kind o ' mourners as takes it deep ; that kind don't cry ; it's a kind o ' dry , deep pain ; them ' s the worst to get ...
... nothin ' , " said Miss Ruey . " No , he don't , but he looks it in his eyes , " said Miss Roxy ; " he's one of the kind o ' mourners as takes it deep ; that kind don't cry ; it's a kind o ' dry , deep pain ; them ' s the worst to get ...
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... nothin ' straightens out chil- dren like work . Mis ' Pennel she jist keeps that ar child to look at . " " All children a'n't alike , Mis ' Kittridge , " said Miss Roxy , sententiously . " This ' un a'n't like your Sally . A hen and a ...
... nothin ' straightens out chil- dren like work . Mis ' Pennel she jist keeps that ar child to look at . " " All children a'n't alike , Mis ' Kittridge , " said Miss Roxy , sententiously . " This ' un a'n't like your Sally . A hen and a ...
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... nothin ' so rotten as that ' ere twist we'v ' been a - workin ' with , that Mis ' Pennel got over to Portland ; it's a clear cheat , and Mis ' Pennel she give more ' n half a cent a stick more for ' t than what Roxy got for her up to ...
... nothin ' so rotten as that ' ere twist we'v ' been a - workin ' with , that Mis ' Pennel got over to Portland ; it's a clear cheat , and Mis ' Pennel she give more ' n half a cent a stick more for ' t than what Roxy got for her up to ...
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