Ingelow, Jean, 1820-1897 · Boston : Little, Brown · leaf 116
e-shell comb, pulled off hercap, and threw it into the river. She had alittle knot of soft, gray hair, and she let it down,and began to comb. And as she combed the hairgot much longer and thicker, till it fell in wavesall about her throat. Then she combed again,and it all turned gold-color, and… … JACKS SLAVE. These are fairies, said Jacks slave; but what are you ? — PAGE 99. Half-a-Crown. 99 that you could not see one bit of her, exceptingher eyes, which peeped out, and looked bright andfull of tears. Then she began to gather up her lovely locks;and when she had dried her eyes with them,…
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