Collected Works of Charles Kingsley: The water-babiesMacmillan and Company, 1895 |
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... once or twice himself . Moreover , the groom looked so very neat and clean , with his drab gaiters , drab breeches , drab jacket , snow - white tie with a smart pin in it , and clean round ruddy face , that Tom was offended and ...
... once or twice himself . Moreover , the groom looked so very neat and clean , with his drab gaiters , drab breeches , drab jacket , snow - white tie with a smart pin in it , and clean round ruddy face , that Tom was offended and ...
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... once or twice a week ; not only did he own all the land about for miles ; not only was he a jolly , honest , sensible squire , as ever kept a pack of hounds , who would do what he thought right by his neighbours ,. 6 CHAP . THE WATER ...
... once or twice a week ; not only did he own all the land about for miles ; not only was he a jolly , honest , sensible squire , as ever kept a pack of hounds , who would do what he thought right by his neighbours ,. 6 CHAP . THE WATER ...
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... once he got up by a spout to the church roof , he said to take jackdaws ' eggs , but the policeman said to steal lead ; and , when he was seen on high , sat there till the sun got too hot , and came down by another spout , leaving the ...
... once he got up by a spout to the church roof , he said to take jackdaws ' eggs , but the policeman said to steal lead ; and , when he was seen on high , sat there till the sun got too hot , and came down by another spout , leaving the ...
Page 32
... it a very different sort of place from what he had fancied . pushed into a thick cover of rhododendrons , and found himself at once caught in a trap . The boughs laid hold of his legs and arms , poked him in. 32 CHAP . THE WATER - BABIES.
... it a very different sort of place from what he had fancied . pushed into a thick cover of rhododendrons , and found himself at once caught in a trap . The boughs laid hold of his legs and arms , poked him in. 32 CHAP . THE WATER - BABIES.
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... chimney of some dwarf's house underground ; and more than once , as he passed , he could hear water falling , trickling , tinkling , many many feet below . How he longed to get down to it , and 40 CHAP . THE WATER - BABIES.
... chimney of some dwarf's house underground ; and more than once , as he passed , he could hear water falling , trickling , tinkling , many many feet below . How he longed to get down to it , and 40 CHAP . THE WATER - BABIES.
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