Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911 · New York : Harper and Brothers, printers and publishers · leaf 87
ach held a stout stick in his hand. They said not aword, but, without more ado, fell upon Peter and beganthreshing him as though he was wheat on the barn floor.Stop! stop! cried Peter, and he went hopping andskipping up and down, and here and there, but it seemedas though the two ugly black men did… … they went back into the bottle again, and Peter corkedit up, and corked it tightly, I can tell you. The next day he started off to the palace once more. PEPPER AND SALT 55 Rap! rap! rap! he knocked at the door. Was the Kingat home? Yes, the King was at home; would he comeand sit in the parlor?…
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