Collected Works of Charles Kingsley: The water-babiesMacmillan and Company, 1895 |
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... story more , till Tom longed to go and see the sea , and bathe in it likewise . At last , at the bottom of a hill , they came to a spring ; not such a spring as you see here , which soaks up out of a white gravel in the bog , among red ...
... story more , till Tom longed to go and see the sea , and bathe in it likewise . At last , at the bottom of a hill , they came to a spring ; not such a spring as you see here , which soaks up out of a white gravel in the bog , among red ...
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... story , so he told all the truth in a few words . " Bless thy little heart ! stealing , then ? " " No. " And thou hast not been " Bless thy little heart ! and I'll warrant not . Why , God's guided the bairn , because he was innocent ...
... story , so he told all the truth in a few words . " Bless thy little heart ! stealing , then ? " " No. " And thou hast not been " Bless thy little heart ! and I'll warrant not . Why , God's guided the bairn , because he was innocent ...
Page 58
... , thither she came . But all this Tom , of course , never saw or heard and perhaps if he had it would have made little difference in the story ; for he was so hot and thirsty , and longed 58 CHAP . THE WATER - BABIES.
... , thither she came . But all this Tom , of course , never saw or heard and perhaps if he had it would have made little difference in the story ; for he was so hot and thirsty , and longed 58 CHAP . THE WATER - BABIES.
Page 61
... story from the nurse ; and more foolish still , again , when they heard the whole story from Miss Ellie , the little lady in white . All she had seen was a poor little black chimney - sweep , crying and sobbing , and going to get up the ...
... story from the nurse ; and more foolish still , again , when they heard the whole story from Miss Ellie , the little lady in white . All she had seen was a poor little black chimney - sweep , crying and sobbing , and going to get up the ...
Page 66
... story . " So he told me the truth after all , poor little dear ! Ah , first thoughts are best , and a body's heart'll guide them right , if they will but hearken to it . " And then she told Sir John all . 66 Bring the dog here , and lay ...
... story . " So he told me the truth after all , poor little dear ! Ah , first thoughts are best , and a body's heart'll guide them right , if they will but hearken to it . " And then she told Sir John all . 66 Bring the dog here , and lay ...
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