Prodigal Village: A Christmas TaleBobbs, Merrill, 1920 - 176 sayfa |
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ain't answered ash tree baby Baker began Bing sent Bing's Bingville Birds Bloggs Bob Moran breath of silence cold dances dinner dog Christmas dollars Don't tell father exclaimed eyes face Father O'Neil feel friends garden Gilligan glad gone Gordon King guess hand Hazelmead heart Hiram Blenkinsop hired girl Israel Sneed Judge Crooker kind kitchen leaking lionaire little clock little Shepherd look luncheon Mamie Bing Martha matter merry mill Millerton minister morning mother never night Old Spirit party Pat Crowley Patterson Bing Pauline Phyllis pipes plumbing poor PRODIGAL VILLAGE remarked round nickel clock Shep Shepherd asked Shepherd's room sick silence Singleton sleep Smix Snodgrass soon Sophronia stood street Susan Baker Susan Crowder talk tell father There's thing thought tion told tree turned voice whispered Widow Moran woman word York young
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