able to keep together. The whole lookout of life wassad and unnatural. I had no idea I should be such a fool, and wasashamed to be unable to hold up my head. I found, also, to mychagrin, that Miss Betseys supporting hand behind my ears wasnecessary to keep me from tumbling together into a little… … 10 RECOLLECTIONS OF AUTON HOUSE. When I did this in my sleep Miss Betsey said it was the wind in mystomach. My poor little knees were dreadfully red and mottled,and when I lay on my back they came way up over my head. Imade frequent attempts to stick my finger through that softspot between the…
Auton House (Providence, R.I.) · Children's literature
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