Ewing, Juliana Horatia Gatty, 1841-1885, Woodward, Alice B., ill · London, G. Bell & Sons · leaf 94
woodensoldiers, drawn up on their lazy tongs. I thoughtit better to wait till they got out of the way, so Iturned back, and sat down in a corner in somealarm. As I did so, I heard a click, and the lid ofa small box covered with mottled paper burst open,and up jumped a figure in a blue striped shirt… … ..^^ 1 ## S I THE LAND OF LOST TOYS 73 frantically trying at the same time to recall whetherit were I or my brother who originated the idea ofmaking a small bonfire of our own one 5th ofNovember, and burning the old Jack-in-a-box forGuy Fawkes, till nothing was left of him but a twirl-ing bit of…
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