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The girl's own book (1833)

Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880 · New York : Clark Austin & co. · leaf 191

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I ask you to double what you thought of;you know that it will make 16, but I know nothing about it;I ask you to add 4 to it: that makes 20; I ask you totake away half of the whole amount: 10 is then left; lastly, Iask you to take away the sum you first thought of; withoutknowing what the sum was, I… … THE GIRLS OWN BOOK. 187 KEY TO PUZZLES, CONUNDRUMS, &c. I advise all the little girls not to look at this key until they have tried to guess for them-selves at least one hour. Perhaps they will think my putting this caution here, is like thaIrishman, who wrote inside his letter, Dont open this…

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