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Page 524
... boy would not come out to play . And he wondered if the rain knew the Lovely Lady who had a deep , warm porcelain pond , and even urged people into it . Then the calm of another morning brought him the joy of a rusty pan a - brim with ...
... boy would not come out to play . And he wondered if the rain knew the Lovely Lady who had a deep , warm porcelain pond , and even urged people into it . Then the calm of another morning brought him the joy of a rusty pan a - brim with ...
Page 526
... boy ? » she inquired . Which so embarrassed the Infant that he sank down out of view , leaving nothing visi- ble to Miss Oo but eight small grimy finger- tips on the fence - top . Womanlike , she made no effort to get him back , but ...
... boy ? » she inquired . Which so embarrassed the Infant that he sank down out of view , leaving nothing visi- ble to Miss Oo but eight small grimy finger- tips on the fence - top . Womanlike , she made no effort to get him back , but ...
Page 527
... boy . » The Infant went to sleep without a thought of supper , dreaming that he was an execu- tioner , and must keep chopping off a head that forever flew up in the air and flew back , tight to its body . When he came into the yard once ...
... boy . » The Infant went to sleep without a thought of supper , dreaming that he was an execu- tioner , and must keep chopping off a head that forever flew up in the air and flew back , tight to its body . When he came into the yard once ...
Page 528
... Boy , » said the Infant , ob- serving signs of failing interest in Miss Oo . She was sitting propped up in the corner , with her eyes half closed . She could n't follow the story ; but it was pleasant to hear some one talk in a steady ...
... Boy , » said the Infant , ob- serving signs of failing interest in Miss Oo . She was sitting propped up in the corner , with her eyes half closed . She could n't follow the story ; but it was pleasant to hear some one talk in a steady ...
Page 529
... boy laughed softly to himself and departed . There were now people in the yard , the Infant knew - several of them ... boy , and he threatens the child with torture - in the same breath . If he is n't careful I'll have the boy removed to ...
... boy laughed softly to himself and departed . There were now people in the yard , the Infant knew - several of them ... boy , and he threatens the child with torture - in the same breath . If he is n't careful I'll have the boy removed to ...
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