Journeys through Bookland : a new and original plan for reading applied to the world's best literature for children (1922)
Sylvester, Charles Herbert · Chicago : Bellows-Reeve · leaf 338
n-signor is now demanding the charge of this prop-erty. But Maffeo, unwilling to give up his interestin the estate, tries to show the bishop that his wishcannot be carried out, since the heir to the posses-sions is still living,—is, in fact, a little, black-eyed,pretty-singing Felippa, gay… … 314 Pippa Passes unsuspecting girl and retaining the property thatis rightly hers. Eager to gain the bishops consent,he cries sharply, Is it a bargain? Just at thatmoment, Pippa passes, all unconscious of the ter-rible fate that is threatening her. From the street below rises in clear tones…
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